Nezha

Chinese · deity · mythic · deity

Lotus-reborn child-god and protector deity, son of Li Jing the Pagoda-Bearer.

Parentage

Li Jing

Domains

war
protection

Powers

Be reborn from lotus flesh
Manifest three heads and six arms

Epithets

三太子
中壇元帥
哪吒三太子

Relations

sibling: Jinzha
sibling: Muzha
enemy: Ao Guang
enemy: Sun Wukong

Sources

Xu Zhonglin, Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods), c. 1567–1620
Wu Cheng'en, Xiyouji, c. 1592

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