Golden Boy
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Golden Boy is an important figure in Chinese mythology who has appeared in several stories since the Song and Yuan dynasties. In the Avatamsaka Sutra, he seeks enlightenment and is an acolyte of Guan Yin. Some folktales say that Xue Dingshan was originally the Golden Boy.
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When
- First attested
- 960 CE
- Attested period
- 960 – 1644
- Historical notes
- Appears in stories since the Song dynasty.
Relationships
- allied with
- Jade Girl
- manifests as
- Xue Dingshan, Qi Liang, Liang Shanbo, Yang Tianyou
- co occurs with
- Tianhua, Jinhua, Erbasu, Jiuyaoxing, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, Yunhua, Yang Jian
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Golden Boy and Jade Girl have appeared in several stories since the Song and Yuan dynasties and have become important figures in Chinese mythology. Specific examples are the southern opera version of the legend, Jintong and Yunü, and Yuan dynasty writer Jia Zhongming's zaju by the same name”
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“Yunhua fell in love with the Golden Boy. He later incarnated as a mortal named Yang Tianyou.”
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