![]() JSTOR ( July 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īccording to Fengshen Yanyi, Nezha was born during the Shang dynasty in a military fortress at Chentang Pass.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. This explains the name and position of Nezha's father, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing. Shahar notes that Vaisravana was somehow connected to the historical Tang Dynasty general Li Jing. In addition, Nalakubar's father Kubera was eventually absorbed into the Buddhist pantheon as the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa. A 10th-century Tantric Buddhist sutra mentions a child god that seems to be an amalgam of Krishna and Nalakubar called Nana ( 那拏). The Bhagavata Purana describes how Nalakubar was rescued from imprisonment within a tree by Krishna. Both Krishna and Nezha are powerful children that defeat mighty serpents, Kaliya in the case of the former and Ao Bing in the latter. The second figure is the child god Krishna. The simple addition of the " mouth radical" ( 口) to Na ( 那) changes the name to the current form Nezha ( 哪吒). The original variant Naluojiupoluo ( 那羅鳩婆羅) changed to Naluojubaluo ( 捺羅俱跋羅), Nazhajuwaluo ( 那吒矩韈囉), and finally Nazha ( 那吒). The link to Nalakubar is established through variants in his Chinese name appearing in Buddhist sutras. The first is a yaksha from the Ramayana named Nalakubar, the son of Yaksha King Kubera and nephew of the antagonist Ravana. Paul, in Macau.Īccording to Meir Shahar, Nezha is ultimately based on two figures from Hindu mythology. Once again, Nezha will set aside his youth and stand against the tide, for not even death can stop him.Na Tcha Temple of the Centre of Macau, a Nezha temple behind the Ruins of St. Time has passed since Ao Kuang’s ruin, but the winds of war are rising and new Gods of Tyranny challenge the safety of the defenseless. The immortal sage gave him new weapons – the Fire Tipped Spear and Wind Fire Wheels – weapons to challenge even the Dragon God and defeat him once and for all. Taiyi Zhenren worked his wisdom, and from the petals of a Lotus plant, Nezha was reborn. Nezha, humbly, sacrificed himself to appease the Dragon God, but evil Ao Kuang sent storms anyway. Furious with grief, Ao Kuang demanded Nezha’s father make reparations for the offense committed by his son, or he would send floods and storms to ravage the land. Insulted, the Dragon God commanded his third son, Ao Bing, to defeat the boy, but in the end, Nehza slew his opponent. Youthful and carefree, Nezha was also headstrong, often arguing with his father what was right and wrong.īut youth does not last forever, and Nezha’s life changed defending two friends against a captain of Ao Kuang’s army. Into this world was Nezha born, a full grown boy with laughter in his eyes, trained by the immortal sage Taiyi Zhenren, who gave him the powerful Universe Ring and Armillary Sash. During this time, the Dragon Gods, led by Ao Kuang, terrorized the people, sending floods and storms, and demanding not just food, but child sacrifices to feast upon as well. God_ManaReg::3.9 (+ God_ManaReg_Lvl::0.27)īorn to innocence, forced to fight, destined to be a hero, the child-god, Nezha, defends those that cannot defend themselves, especially against tyrant Gods.įor three and a half years, Nezha’s mother carried him in her womb. God_ProtectionMagical::30 (+ God_ProtectionMagical_Lvl::0.9) God_ProtectionPhysical::12 (+ God_ProtectionPhysical_Lvl::2.9) God_Progression::1/1/1.5/2x damage and swing time, hitting in an AoE on the final blow God_Damage::39 (+ God_Damage_Lvl::2.2)(+ God_Damage_Percent::100% of Physical Power) God_AttackPerSec::1 (+ God_AttackPerSec_Lvl::2.1%) God_Pros::High Single Target Damage, Medium Crowd Control
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