Where did Nezha and other mythological characters first come from?

The earliest legend of Nezha is that the first myth in China is the pre-Qin ancient book of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and there is no specific author.

Fengshen List, because there are a lot of descriptions of Nezha in the Fengshen List, so the earliest legend comes from the Fengshen List.

The earliest ** is from the "Kaiyuan Biography", mainly through Buddhism and people's imagination combined into a character, but also a folk legend, and finally through people's circulation, there is such a phenomenon.

**The image recorded in the Indian Buddhist scriptures, his original identity was the third of the sons of King Bishamen, but after it was introduced to China, according to the later adaptation, so there is this image that we think of now.

Kaiyuan Biography and Letters, this literary work also tells some things about Nezha, which is the earliest record and record of Nezha.

For Nezha, the earliest record originated in the book "Kaiyuan Biography of the Letter", which belongs to the Tang Xuanzong period.

Although Nezha is a familiar god to Chinese people, it is not a native Chinese god, but like the Monkey King, the Monkey King, it is a "foreign product" in Indian Buddhist scriptures.

Nezha's Sanskrit name is "Nezha Kuvara", which was written as "Nazha" in China in the early days. According to Buddhist scriptures, he was two brothers, Nezha and Pozha, who established a temple to worship Buddhism and named it after himself, and was a loyal fan of Buddha Shakyamuni.

The earliest record of Nezha in China is from the Yuan Dynasty's Three Religions Sou Shen Daquan book, and some other immortals are also recorded in this book.

Born: Late Shang Dynasty.

Later, he and Ji Fa and others attacked the Shang Dynasty and established the Western Zhou Dynasty.

He was also made a righteous god.

So it is a figure of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Specifically, I hope it will help you.

Shang Dynasty. Nezhā (nézhā), also known as Nazhā, is a figure of ancient Chinese mythology and legend. Nezha beliefs flourished in Taoism and folk beliefs.

In Taoism, the titles are Marshal of Zhongtan, Tongtian Taishi, Welling Illustrious General, Santan Haihui God, etc., commonly known as the prince and the third prince. The record of his role originated from the Yuan Dynasty's "Three Religions Sou Shen Daquan", and was active in many literary works such as the Ming Dynasty's classical ** "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Gods" ("Fengshen Bang"). Nezha originated from India and Buddhism, and ancient Persia.

It may be from the Shang Dynasty, because in "The Romance of the Gods", it is written that Nezha was ordered by his master Taiyi Zhenren to go down the mountain to assist Jiang Ziya, so it may be from the Shang Dynasty.

His father is Li Jing, the chief soldier of Chentangguan, think about Jiang Ziya, then it should be the period of King Wu's war, the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty!

According to the Romance of the Fengshen, the time range described is the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, but there is no examination of the formation period of the character image, and it is estimated that it will not be earlier than the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and his father's title of "chief soldier" was also implemented from the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the Fengshen List was to tell the story of King Wu's war.

Mythological fictional characters, but judging from "Romance of the Gods", they are characters from the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

Nezha (né zhā), a mythological character, a mythical hero who stands tall in the sky, a folklore that leaps into the books. Active in the Ming Dynasty classical ** "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Gods" (generally known as "Fengshen Bang"). Nezha is also known as Nazha, which originates from the Yuan Dynasty's "Three Religions Search for God Daquan".

It is also said that Nezha probably originated from ancient Persia.

The end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

He is a mythical figure.

In the Shang Dynasty, Nezha followed the second son Ji Chang to establish the Zhou Dynasty (Nezha is a mythical figure).

Hehe, it's obviously the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

Nezha is a legendary character created in the fantasy and peculiar ** "Romance of the Gods" in the Ming Dynasty. He has been active in people's hearts ever since.

Nezha was born in the Shang Dynasty, and became an immortal after the Western Zhou Dynasty settled on Shang, and lived a long life.

Nezha is a mythological figure, and Youzhi is an immortal in ancient Chinese mythology and legend.

Folk beliefs respect Nezha as the crown prince, the marshal of the altar, belongs to the five battalions of gods, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism and respect the demon gods. When he was a child, he used to kill dragons in the sea, so there is a legend of Nezha in the sea, the third prince of the king of Tota Li Su Quejing and Mrs. Yin, and his brothers are Jinzha and Muzha.

The ancient books record that all the people of heaven and earth were all overjoyed when they learned of this, and when the prince and his wife gave birth to this prince today, all the people of the people who lived in the kingdom of Kapila were also full of joy. In the earliest written records, Nezha was a righteous god of war who was well received by the public, and was praised by all the gods, Buddhas and people in heaven and earth as soon as he was born.

Nezha history and culture

The sassafras, who was once the presiding officer of the Nantianmen Taigong in Chiayi City, Taiwan Province, came to Yibin in the 90s of the 20th century and discovered a cave called Nezha Cave, and then rebuilt the Nezha Palace in the local area. The eight-armed Nezha City is considered one of the most important legends in Beijing, and the historian Chen Xuelin believes that the theory of Nezha City began in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, but in fact, there was a saying that Beijing City was Nezha City at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Nezha drum music as the ancient chanting performance of Zhangzhou folk belief relics, the Ming Dynasty from the Taoist holy land Shanxi Lushan into Zhangzhou, has a history of more than 600 years, singing Nezha drum music and stepping fire is one of the cultural products of the folk belief of the Minyue people who integrate the original ecological witchcraft ritual and Shanxi Lushan Taoism.