Biography of nezha

Protection deity in Chinese folk religion

For other uses, see Nezha (disambiguation).

Nezha (哪吒) is a protection deity in Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion.

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His official Taoist name is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (中壇元帥). He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" (蓮花三太子) after he became a deity.

Story

According to Fengshen Yanyi, Nezha was born during the Shang dynasty in a military fortress at Chentang Pass, as the incarnation of Lingzhu Zi (灵珠子), who is destined to assist King Wu of Zhou in the upcoming war against the Shang.^[2] His father was a military commander Li Jing, who later became the "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King".

Nezha's mother, Lady Yin, gave birth to a ball of flesh after gestating for three years and six months.

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Li Jing thought his wife had given birth to a demon and attacked the ball with his sword. The ball split open, and Nezha jumped out as a boy instead of an infant. Nezha could jump and wa Nezha Bidouane - Wikipedia FEKYC