Nezha (哪吒) is a deity, the enfant terrible Trickster of Chinese mythology. A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... In the study of mythology, folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal. ... The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from μυολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the...

Nezha is often depicted flying in the sky with a wheel of fire under each foot, a golden hoop The Cosmic Ring around his shoulder and a spear in his hands. Nezha is usually depicted as a youth and rarely as an adult.

As the third son of a military commander called Li Jing, a military leader in Chentangguan Fortress, his birth was peculiar. When his mother got pregnant, she waited for three years to deliver the boy, but unfortunately a meat ball was born. His father got so angry that he split it with a sword, thus finally Nezha jumped out with full figure and grew rapidly, even though his mind and temperament were that of a child. He flayed and disemboweled himself after committing several crimes in the eyes of the Heavenly Court but was brought back to life by a Taoist priest who used lotus blossoms to reconstruct a body for his soul to inhabit. The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...

Some traced his origins to the Vedic god Nalakuvara, and the legend goes that he was born in the Shang dynasty. The religion of the Vedic civilization is the predecessor of classical Hinduism, usually included in the term. ... Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) is the first historic Chinese dynasty and ruled in the northeastern region of China proper. ...

Appearance in Ancient Chinese Mythology and Literature

Nezha has appeared in Chinese Mythology and ancient Chinese Literature frequently, Nezha conquering the sea is the most famous among Chinese households. In Journey to the West, he was a general under Li Jing, his father's guidance to combat Sun Wukong, when the later rebeled against the heavenly God, Jade Emperor, but unfortunately Nezha lost to Sun Wukong and had to retreat. At the moment this page contains a list of links. ... // Ancient texts The Four Books (四书, Sì shū) are The Great Learning, (大学, Dà Xué). The Doctrine of the Golden Mean (中庸, Zhōng Yóng). ... The four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jade Emperor The Jade Emperor (玉皇 Pinyin: Yù Huáng or 玉帝 Yù Dì), known informally by children and commoners as Grandpa Heaven (天公 Tiān Gōng) and known formally as the Pure August Jade Emperor or August Personage of Jade (玉皇上帝 Yu Huang Shangdi or 玉皇大帝 Yu Huang Dadi), is the ruler of... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Animated Films

Nezha in animated film.

The story of Nezha has been made into several animated films. One of the most well-known is the 1979 production of Nezha Nao Hai (哪吒闹海) (63 minutes), translated into English as "Nezha Conquers the Dragon Kings", which won international award and recognition in the former USSR. Image File history File links nezha is the animated film Nezha conquering the sea File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ...

Also, Nezha appears in the popular Japanese anime series Saiyuki as a half-mortal war god who won the then divine Son Goku's friendship. Unfortunately, Nezha falls into a catactonic state (the reasons for this are not disclosed in the anime) and sits in the divine garden of heaven with only the Goddess of Mercy to keep him company staring blankly ahead for all time. In the series, Nezha is decidely more somber than Goku and is resigned to being a puppet (he was 'given the honor' of being the War prince, a role which is later passed onto Himura) to the Gods. Furthermore, Nezha goes by a different title, but his background is still very much the same--right down to a Commander father and spear weapon. (However, it is glaring obvious as the series goes on that the Commander is exploiting his son for fame and recognition from the Gods, reversing the roles that Nezha is to blame for misfortune) Nezha's father however, is then lectured by the past reincarnation of Cho Hakkai (Field Marshal Tenpou) and further mis-treatment of his son is then yet to be seen in the series. Back to Animation Anime (アニメ) is a style of cartoon animation originating in Japan. ... Saiyuki, known as Gensōmaden Saiyūki (幻想魔伝最遊記, Romanticized Tale of a Journey to the Extreme) in Japan, is a popular manga series created by Kazuya Minekura and loosely based on the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West (Xī Yóu Jì). It has been turned into an anime series... A modern image of the traditional Son Goku, the Monkey King. ... Cho Hakkai (豬八戒 Cho Hakkai) is a fictional character in the manga and anime Saiyuki. ...