The purpose of this article is to discuss the reasons for the resurrection of the characters in Journey to the West. It is possibly associated with the creative confrontation of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian thoughts. The result shows... the resurrection of characters in the novel appears in many events. These are some examples: Sun Wukong becomes immortal after he wiped his name out of the Book of Life and Death; Chen Guangrui is brought back to life by the Dragon King of River Hong; the soul