在中国古代文学作品中，《西游记》无疑是最为家喻户晓的作品之一。其中最广为人知的角色之一就是齐天大圣孙悟空了。在书中，他那神通广大的七十二般变化令无数读者为之倾倒。然而，关于这七十二变的来历，却鲜有人知。本文将深入探讨孙悟空的师傅——菩提祖师的秘密身份，以及孙悟空是如何习得这惊人的本领的。

首先，我们需要明确的是，“七十二变”并非只是简单的幻化术或者变形术，而是一种综合性的法术体系，涵盖了物理、化学、生物等多个方面的知识与技能。这些变化不仅可以让孙悟空变成各种动物和物品，还能让他拥有相应的特殊能力。例如，当他变为鱼时，可以潜入深海；化为鸟类时，则能翱翔于蓝天。这种多才多艺的法术显然需要一位博学多识的老师来进行传授。

那么，这位神秘的菩提祖师究竟是谁呢？在《西游记》原著中并没有给出明确的答案。不过，通过对书中线索的分析以及对传统文化的了解，我们可以推断出一些可能的解释。

有一种说法认为，菩提祖师可能是指佛教中的释迦牟尼佛。因为在佛教典籍中记载着佛陀曾经教导弟子们如何通过禅定时所领受的各种如梦如幻观行相状，即所谓的“如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦