Jinzha

deity sky Chinese single tradition · 3

Jinzha is one of the three sons of Lady Yin and the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
1600 BCE
Attested period
-1600 – 2020
Historical notes
First appears in Ming dynasty texts.

Relationships

allied with
Muzha, Nezha
sibling of
Li Zhiying, Muzha, Nezha
child of
Li Jing, Lady Yin

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Sources

Source passages

“Lady Yin in Chinese mythology was attributed as the wife of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing. They had three sons: Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha.”

#21363 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“His wife is Lady Yin, and he has three sons, Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha also, a youngest daughter named Li Zhiying (in Journey to the west and in Agni Purana as Minakshi).”

#21451 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Muzha would remain as a celestial protector of the Western Foothills, with Nezha and Jinzha following this point.”

#21484 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5