Nezha
Unlike Confucian ideals of the obedient son, . He proves that ethics based purely on blood relation (cutting his bones) is tragic, while ethics based on justice (his resurrection) is sacred.
Why does a myth thousands of years old sell out movie theaters today? Because . Unlike Confucian ideals of the obedient son,
His father, the military commander Li Jing, drew his sword and slashed the ball. From the split sphere emerged a boy, already able to speak and walk. He wore a red silk sash (the Huntian Ling ) and a golden bracelet (the Qiankun Quan ) around his wrist. Because
The figure of Nezha is a blend of Buddhist and Daoist traditions: He wore a red silk sash (the Huntian
But to describe him that way is like saying the ocean is wet. Nezha is the "Third Lotus Prince" (三太子), the god of war, the trickster, and the protector of orphans and the downtrodden. He is a child who never truly grew up, forever frozen in the tension between childish impulse and divine responsibility.