Heavenly Tumbleweed
deity sky Chinese single tradition · 1
Heavenly Tumbleweed is a heavenly official who held the title of Canopy Marshal. During a heavenly festival of immortal peaches, he became heavily drunk and attempted to force himself on the goddess Chang'e, for which he was prevented and reported. As punishment, he was reincarnated as Zhu Bajie, a boar/man beast-monster.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Wu Cheng'en's late 16th-century novel Journey to the West.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jade Rabbit, Guanyin, Sun Wukong, Taiyin Xingjun, Chang E
- manifests as
- Zhu Bajie
- has aspect
- Zhu Bajie
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the heavenly official (a Canopy Marshal named Heavenly Tumbleweed) who would become Zhu Bajie, became heavily drunk, saw the goddess Chang'e, and attempted to force himself on her”
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