In the film, Nezha is "the birth of a devil boy", but in "Fengshen Romance", Nezha is "the reincarnation of Lingzhu". What is the origin of Nezha? Let's briefly discuss it here.
1. Nezha's father. Zheng Huangu of the Tang Dynasty, who called himself Gu Shenzi, said in the "Biography of Kaitian" that Nezha was "the Prince of Bishamon." There are four heavenly kings in Buddhism: Duowen, Guangmu, Zhiguo, and Zengchang. King Bishamon is one of the "Twin Kings". In the Indian epic "Ramayana", a son of Kubera, the king of Domintota, once killed a dragon in the Yamuna River. This is the prototype of "Nezha Naohai". In "Fengshen Romance", Nezha's father became Li Jing who guarded "Chen Tang Pass", whose prototype was Li Jing, the famous general Wei Guogong Li Yaoshi in the early Tang Dynasty. In the novel, "Duo Wen Tian Wang" is called Mo Li Hong, and was later conferred a god by Jiang Ziya. In "Journey to the West", the Four Heavenly Kings became the goalkeepers guarding the Nantian Gate.
2. Nezha's brother. The Yuan Dynasty religious mythology book "Three Religions Origins and Streams Searching for Gods" records: "Mrs. Suzhi gave birth to the eldest son, Jun Zha, Cimuzha, and handsome third child Nezha". In the movie, Nezha's elder brother did not appear. Zha's older brothers are called "Jin Zha" and "Mu Zha" respectively. According to the order, Nezha should be called "Shui Zha". In fact, the names of the three brothers are not Chinese, they are all transliterated from Sanskrit. "Jin Zha" is also translated as "Jun Zha" and "Jun Zha", which is also translated as "treasure bottle". Zha", which means "son of Kubera".
3, Ao Bing. This is the biggest character in the adaptation of the movie. After watching the movie, you will be deeply impressed by his handsome shape. According to legend, the fate of the third son of the Dragon King of the East China Sea was very tragic. As soon as he appeared, he was cramped and skinned by Nezha and died unexpectedly. In "Fengshen Romance" and "Journey to the West" neither the eldest and second princes of the Dragon King of the East China Sea are mentioned. It is said on the Internet that the eldest prince and the second prince of the Dragon King are called "Ao Jia" and "Ao Yi" respectively, which is nonsense. According to Wu Yuantai's "Journey to the East" in the Ming Dynasty, the eldest prince was called "Mo Jie" and was killed by Lu Dongbin's flying sword. According to the record, the second prince was named "Dragon Poison" and was also killed by Lu Dongbin. In "Journey to the West", Tang monk's mount, the little white dragon, is the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, called "Ao Lie", and he also has two older brothers, called "Mo Ang" and "Ao Rong".
4. Nezha. In the film, Nezha is "the devil boy comes into the world", and in "Fengshen Romance", Nezha is the "reincarnation of the spirit bead". Lingzhu is the treasure of sectarianism. It was presented by Yuanshi Tianzun, the head of Yuxu Palace, to Taiyi, a disciple of Jinguangdong in Qianyuan Mountain. "Jiang Ziya beheads the general and seals the gods", and Lingzhu is Jiang Ziya's positive seal pioneer. Since he was born as Nezha, he has shouldered the mission of killing. It is said that he will kill 17,000 people. From this point of view, it is called "Magic boy" is not an exaggeration. Ao Bing helped Nezha fight the robbery and died, which corresponds to the death of Ao Bing in "Fengshen Romance", the fragmentation of the armor corresponds to "cramping and skinning", and Nezha later rescued Li Jing until his death corresponds to "cut out" The deboning of the intestines is returned to the parents.” In the end, the people knelt down in response to “Nezha’s palace receives the incense of the people.” It can be said that the screenwriter has put in a lot of effort and has a deep understanding of Chinese mythology.
5. Map of Jiangshan Sheji. The map of Jiangshan Sheji in the film gives people a feeling of "Pirates of Dreams" + "Magic Pen Ma Liang", and the visual effects are amazing. In "Fengshen Romance", the map of Jiangshan Sheji is not the magic weapon of the real Taiyi, and it will not fall into the hands of Nezha. In fact, the map of Jiangshan Sheji belonged to Nuwa, who was lent to Yang Jian, the god of Erlang. The most powerful magic weapon in "Fengshen Romance" is Taishang Laojun's treasure "Tai Chi Tu", the ultimate artifact, which can defuse all attacks and ignore any defenses. But in the hands of Taishang Laojun, it does not seem to exert all its power, and it is often stolen. Some people speculate that the original owner of "Tai Chi Tu" was Pan Gu, who was later Fuxi.
6. Burn the lamp. In Taoism, Deng Deng Taoist is the head of the disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun and one of the immortals of Chanjiao. He lives in Yuanjue Cave of Lingjiu Mountain. He is the deputy leader of Chanjiao. The Golden Tower was used by Li Jing to conquer Nezha. Later, he converted to Buddhism and became the "Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp". But Buddhism does not record it that way. "Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha" is extremely respected in Buddhism. In the Buddhist system of "Vertical Three Buddhas", the "present Buddha" is Shakyamuni, the fourth Buddha in the sage kalpa, and the "future Buddha" is Maitreya Buddha, the fifth Buddha in the sage kalpa. The Maitreya era is coming. In the past, he was a bodhisattva in the inner courtyard of Tusita. And "the Buddha of the past" is the Buddha of Burning Lamp, but he is not the third Buddha in the sage kalpa. The Buddha of Burning Lamp has become a Buddha in the past solemn kalpa. He is the Buddha of the present ninety-one kalpas. Worldly time is 91* 1,343,840,000 years ago when he became a Buddha. He once predicted that Shakyamuni would become a Buddha in the future, and he was the teacher who predicted Shakyamuni Buddha. Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were once disciples of Burning Lamp Buddha. There is no burning light in the film, and it is estimated that it will appear in the sequel.
7. Taoism. Nezha's descriptions in "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen Romance" are similar, and the content basically comes from "Three Religions Origins and Streams Searching for Gods". "Journey to the West" is a typical example of promoting Buddhism and suppressing Taoism, while "Fengshen Romance" only has Taoism and no Buddhism. Both have distinct religious characteristics. "Fengshen Romance" was written slightly later than "Journey to the West". However, King Wu’s attack on Zhou described in Fengshen Romance occurred in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, and Xuanzang’s acquisition of scriptures described in Journey to the West occurred in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. King Zhou of Shang was more than 1,600 years earlier than Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Buddhism was introduced to the East in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. , when King Wu was attacking Zhou. Buddhism has not yet appeared in China. It is normal that there is no Buddhism in "Fengshen Romance". Taoism is China's native religion, but at that time, there should only be totem worship. There was no birth, so there was no Taoism at that time. Taoism appeared in the imperial palace during the Qin Dynasty at the end of the Warring States Period, and it really entered the people and formed a religion in the Eastern Han Dynasty and even the Three Kingdoms period.
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