Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang
deity single tradition · 2
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang was the guardian that stayed above the head of Gautama Buddha. Dapeng could get rid of all evil in any area. Even the Monkey King was no match for it.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 960 CE
- Attested period
- 960 – 1279
- Historical notes
- Character in the novel General Yue Fei, set during the Song dynasty.
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Source passages
“Legend has it, that Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang was the guardian that stayed above the head of Gautama Buddha. Dapeng could get rid of all evil in any area. Even the Monkey King was no match for it.”
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“which made Buddhist guardian Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang furious. As a result, Dapeng swooped down from the throne and snatched Nü Tofu up in his beak, killing her. The Buddha admonished Peng for transgressing Buddhist law and exiled him to earth.”
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