What kind of extension has the image of George W. Nezha experienced in history?

When a movie "Nezha" was released and the movie poster was just released, its image of Nezha was very different from what we usually see in cartoons. He is tall, like a teenager, unlike the usual child image; His eyes are black, his expression is ferocious, and he is not as cute and naive as usual. At that time, there was a public discussion about the image of Nezha.

Nezha: Nezha.

This film tells the story that the Buddha of Yuan Dynasty differentiated the spirit bead and the divine pill from the mixed beads bred by the aura of heaven and earth. Lingzhu can help the king of Wu to cut it, and the magic pill will harm the world. Taiyi real person was ordered to put the spirit bead on Nezha, the son of Chen Tangguan Jing, but the spirit bead was replaced by the magic pill, Nezha was the magic pill, and the third prince of the Dragon King, Ao Bing, was the spirit bead. Nezha, who was born in Magic Pill, is mischievous and unruly, but he also has a heart to be a hero. Born in Zhu Ling, Ao Ping was burdened with family pressure and was exhausted. The two became each other's only good friends. In the film, Nezha, who is stubborn, is caught in a major choice moment in his life when facing the misunderstanding of everyone and the coming apocalypse. Is he going to be a demon or break his destiny and be reborn? We will not discuss the plot and special effects here, but only discuss the evolution of Nezha's personal image in religion.

First, Nezha's image of Buddha is the source of Nezha's belief. At present, there are two main theories in academic circles, the first is the "Indian theory" and the second is the "Iranian theory". Among them, "India theory" is recognized by most scholars. For example, Tan and Chen Yongchao mentioned in Romance of Gods that Nezha's image comes from Buddhist classics. Here, the "Hindu theory" is mainly recognized, and it is recognized that Nezha belief originated from Indian Buddhism and was introduced into China with Buddhism.

Nezha: Nezha.

Nezha, whose Sanskrit name is Rona Gupu, was a faithful follower of Sakyamuni before he became a Buddha. This can be seen in the relevant records in "Fundamentally, everything has the medicine of Pennier": "... this is Mount Ulumena. One hundred years after my extinction, I have two brothers, one is Nezha and the other is Shiva, who built a temple there, named Nezha and Shiva ... "Later, Nezha was deified and became the dharma protector of Buddhism, belonging to the hag god system. In addition, Nezha is the prince of the King of Wiseman in the North. His duty is to protect Buddhism, eliminate evil and protect the world.

The description of Nezha in Buddhist scriptures is surprising. Master Bukong's translation of "The Heavenly King of Beiri Bishakou leads troops to observe the ceremony" in the Tang Dynasty has such a description: "Holding a halberd with evil eyes on all sides ... Nezha, the grandson of the Saman God, is solemn, with his tongue in his left hand and his halberd around his waist in his right hand." It is mentioned here that Nezha sees everything as "evil eyes" with a solemn face. The ninth volume of The Orchard of the Buddha also describes the Buddha Bi Yanyun: "Bi Yanyun:' A discerning man has no prejudice ... Suddenly, if he is angry with Nezha, he will have three heads and six arms. Suddenly, if the sun and the moon are on the surface, let the general photos. There is also a description in the Record of Jingde Dengchuan by Shi Daoyuan in the Northern Song Dynasty: "Three heads and six arms, anger and Nezha rushing to the emperor clock." Through the description of the words "anger" and "three heads and six arms", we can generally see that the basic image of Nezha before and after the Northern Song Dynasty was that he was angry, solemn, three heads and six arms, hated evil, brave and strong, and loyal to Buddhism. In fact, this image is very similar to the image of Nezha depicted in Nezha. The appearance is fierce, but the heart is the god of justice who protects Buddhapālita.

Nezha: Li Jing and Nezha.

Second, the image of the Buddha in Nezha's heresy From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the image of Nezha gradually changed from the image of a Buddhist god to the image of a Taoist god. By the time The Journey to the West appeared, Nezha had become the image of the Buddha in heresy.

For example, The Journey to the West's fourth description of Nezha's appearance is like this: "The total angle only covers the shoulders, but the hair is not covered. Magic is more sensitive and bones are clearer. Sincerely for the unicorn in the sky, it is even more misty and colorful. Dragon species are natural and vulgar, and teenagers are not like dust. The six great artifacts have become vast and boundless. Today, I was ordered by the Jade Emperor Jinkou to seal the three altars of Haihui. " Nezha, with a total angle of years old, is handsome in appearance and boundless in magic. He is the title of "Three Tans Seal the Sea" by the Jade Emperor.

It can be seen that Nezha is no longer an evil hag with an angry face, but a lovely and perfect child with clear bones and strange appearance. However, Nezha still kept Buddhism with three heads and six arms and an angry face. For example, in the fourth episode of The Journey to the West, I wrote a scene of Nezha and the Monkey King fighting: "Nezha was furious and shouted' Change', which means he became superhuman and vicious, holding six kinds of weapons, namely, slashing the demon sword, slashing the demon knife, binding the demon rope, lowering the demon pestle, hydrangea and fireboat."

Journey to the West 86: Vencent Yang plays Nezha.

Thirdly, when the image of Nezha Daotong God of War reached the Romance of the Gods, Nezha had a new image change. Nezha is the jewel of Taoism. It was ordered by Yuan Zun, the founder of Taoism, to be the first palace in Jiang Ziya to help the King of Wu to cut down Zhou. As mentioned in the 14th chapter of the Romance of the Gods, Taiyi real person once told the Empress Shijie that Nezha was the spiritual pearl of the next life, and was instructed by the Buddha to help Jiang Ziya destroy the Tang Dynasty at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Compared with before, this is a big change in Nezha's identity.

In addition, Nezha Routuan was born, looks like a folk child, pink and lovely, and has become a new fairy for children. For example, in the twelfth chapter of the Romance of the Gods, Li Jing wrote: "When Li Jing heard about it, he rushed to the fragrant room, holding a sword, and saw a fishy smell in the room, full of strange fragrance. There is a meatball spinning and turning like a wheel. Excavate frightened, looking at the meat ball with a sword cut down, and issued a heavy crash. Separate the meatballs and jump out of a child. His whole body is red, his face is like powder, his right hand is wearing a gold bracelet, and a HongLing is wrapped around his stomach, shining with golden light. "

Prequel to Lotus Lantern: Larena plays Nezha.

In The Romance of the Gods, Nezha reshaped the golden body with lotus flowers, and was taught martial arts and weapons by the real Taiyi, becoming a Taoist god completely. By the fourteenth episode, Nezha was already "carrying a purple snake spear treasure, stepping on Jinxia hot wheels". The image of the god of war is that the leopard is safe in the skin and the people in the red brocade are blessed.

The shaping of ancient religious images and figures in literary works is inseparable from the influence of religious beliefs at that time. Therefore, the change of Nezha's image can also reflect the development and evolution of ancient Buddhism and Taoism in China. Generally speaking, the policy of three religions in the Tang Dynasty was mainly Confucianism, supplemented by Buddhism and Taoism. During this period, Buddhism developed rapidly, and the image of Nezha began to appear widely in front of everyone. In the Song Dynasty, he continued to carry out the policy of three religions in the Tang Dynasty and supported Taoism at the same time. During this period, Buddhism and Taoism merged, and the image of Nezha also showed the imprint of both Buddhism and Taoism. By the Ming Dynasty, Taoism was orthodox, and the rulers gave more support and trust to Taoism. At this time, Buddhism continued the policy of the integration of the three religions, Taoism gradually became secular and folk, and many Taoist gods began to be respected by the people. Therefore, Nezha's image changed from the original patron saint of Buddhism to the image of Buddhism and Taoism, and finally became a complete image of children's god of war.