What are the nine colors of nine-color deer?

These nine colors are white, yellow, red, purple, dark blue, light blue, black, green and orange.

The animation of nine-color deer is based on the story of Dunhuang mural "Deer King Ben Sheng".

The story goes like this:

In ancient times, on the desolate Gobi desert, the camels of Persian merchants got lost, because the wind and sand hit the nine-color deer, and suddenly a nine-color deer appeared in front of them. Nine deer returned to the forest and heard someone calling for help.

At first, a snake charmer accidentally fell into the water while taking medicine. Nine colorful deer are busy carrying him to the stone shore. The snake maker couldn't appreciate it, but the nine-color deer begged him not to tell anyone what happened. The snake maker agrees and swears, otherwise he will go to heaven.

When Persian merchants came to the palace of the ancient kingdom to talk to the king about their desert trip, who knows, the queen decided to buy nine-color deer skin for clothes. The king had no choice but to post a notice: a reward was offered for the capture of Jiuse deer. The snake charmer saw something good and told the king to design nine colorful deer into an encirclement.

When he pretended to fall into the water again and the deer came to save him, the warriors waiting for the battle were all ready. Who knows that the nine deer released divine light, and the sharp arrows turned to ashes. The nine-color deer exposed the ugly behavior of the snake killer to the king, and the king was deeply disturbed.

The snake maker trembled with fear, retreated repeatedly, fell into a deep pool and drowned, and the wicked finally got the punishment he deserved.

At first, the film took the form of Dunhuang frescoes, with the style of ancient Buddhist painting in China. Many people are deeply impressed by this snake charmer's ingratitude, sacred nine-color deer appearance and sacred deterrence.

Extended data:

The picture of the deer king is the theme of the mural in Cave 257 of Mogao Grottoes.

Bunsen story painting is a work with the theme of "giving oneself to save others", which occupies a prominent position in murals. Bunsen stories refer to many stories that Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, experienced before his death.

It turns out that Sakyamuni was the son of King Sudoku, a small country in northern India in ancient times. It is said that he converted to Buddhism because he saw the hardships of birth, illness and death. The Birth of the Deer King tells the story that Sakyamuni was the King of the Nine-color Deer in his last life. He saved a drowning man, but he betrayed him.

References:

Deer King bunsen burner _ Baidu Encyclopedia