Muzha

deity sky Chinese single tradition · 4

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

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

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

Relationships

sibling of
Jinzha, Nezha, Li Zhiying
serves
Guanyin
allied with
Sangha
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.”

#21364 · 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).”

#21452 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Muzha is worshipped as a deity in Chinese folk religion, where he is also known as Muzha Tianzun. His statue often appears in temples dedicated to his father Li Jing and Nezha.”

#21491 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Guanyin, the Boddhisattva of Mercy, and her disciple Muzha/Moksha arrive. Guanyin sends Muzha to inspect the situation and fight Sun Wukong. Muzha is defeated”

#21709 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5