The sea scientist came to answer~ He has three heads and six arms to show his power, and he has conquered hundreds of battle magics. What is his name? Nezha, Nezha, little Nezha! ?
Although Nezha is just a young boy, he is an ancient legendary figure. There are two versions of the legend of "Nezha". One version is "Nezha with Eight Arms", and the other is "Nezha with Eight Arms". The version we all know is "three heads and six arms". Which of the two versions is closer to the original Nezha?
In traditional classical literature, there are sayings about the eight-armed Nezha. For example, in "Quotations of Zen Master Yuanwu Buddha", there is "Eight-armed Nezha Chewing Pig Iron", and in "Fayuan Zhulin" there is another ?Three heads are placed together, eight arms are secured, and mountains and seas are collapsed? Including "The List of Gods" and "The Encyclopedia of Searching Gods from the Origins of Three Religions", Nezha has eight arms. The eight-armed Nezha is also mentioned in "Water Margin".
But in Journey to the West, the image of Nezha that we mainly see, Nezha has three heads and six arms. There is also a poem in "Xudeng Quotations" that says "Three heads and six arms support the sky and the earth".
Why does Nezha have two images?
Because Nezha is a fusion of religions, he has changed the gods of his family several times. ?Nezha? is a transliteration of the word. When Indian Buddhism spread to China, cultural invasion occurred. The Buddhist scriptures of the Tang Dynasty translated the son of King Bishamon as ?Nezha?, and then Nezha became one of the protectors of Buddhism. Later, Nezha entered Taoism from Buddhism and became a Taoist god. This was the Great Luo Immortal under the control of the Jade Emperor? Therefore, at the Lingshan Conference, he was thought to be the Grand Master Tongtian and the Great General Wei Ling. The Jade Emperor was named the first general envoy of the thirty-six members, the leader of the Tianshuai Yuan, and the eternal ruler of Tianmen?
This is Nezha’s immortal title, and Nezha became a famous Taoist immortal. . From an Indian god, to a Chinese Buddhist protector god, to a Taoist god, Nezha has changed his family several times. It is not surprising that there are two images. Looking at all the Chinese gods and immortals, only Nezha has a strange shape. This is exactly because the Indian god has a urinary appearance. The Indian god has many hands.
Some Buddhist scholars say that the change of Nezha from eight arms to six arms is a reasonable transformation of China, because the Indian god always has two hands that need to be clasped together, while the Chinese god does not use them and frees up two arms. Then it will be erased directly.
Then why does Nezha have one head and six arms in the popular "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World"?
Is it because the director made it up randomly? This movie version of "Nezha" has been greatly modified. Although it has a good reputation, it has also been questioned by many so-called "adaptation is not random editing".
The director revealed that he was also worried about the issue of audience acceptance, and had worked hard to study the original work of "The Romance of the Gods" beforehand. However, I found that the original novel also had many unreasonable features. The original novel was written by a Ming Dynasty person, and there were many unreasonable features in the fantasy life of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. So I simply let myself go and adapted it.
Is the Nezha head here deliberately adapted by the author?
Director: Are there two more heads to cheer for? !
This reason is simply irrefutable?
But if there is a reason that can be said in the past, it can be because the Qiankun circle worn on the wrist limits Nezha's power. , the power of restriction is to restrict his two heads, allowing him to stay awake.
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