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The Peacock Princess, also Kongque Gongzhu, is a folktale of the Dai people in China, [1] with shared origins with other similar tales found throughout Southeast Asia. [2] The tale is also considered to be a version of the international " swan maiden " narrative.
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
Kong Xuan (Chinese: 孔宣; pinyin: Kǒng Xuān) is a character in the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. He is a peacock spirit who became King Zhou's general. [1] His character is based on Mahamayuri from Buddhist myth. [2] [3]
In the latter tradition, Mahamayuri is a popular practice in both the Chinese and Japanese forms of Vajrayana. She is also the name of one of the five protective goddesses in Buddhism. [1] [2] [3] In Chinese Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism, it is believed that the Great Peacock King is an incarnation of either Vairocana Buddha or Shakyamuni ...
A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the GUIDEWAYS THROUGH MOUNTAINS AND SEAS. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-29851-4. Wu, K. C. (1982). The Chinese Heritage. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-54475X. Yang, Lihui; An, Deming (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. with Jessica Anderson Turner ...
Chinese name; Traditional Chinese ... 'Luan bird'), [1]: 102 is a mythological bird in East Asian mythology. The name is sometimes reserved for males, ... peacock, or ...
The Grand Mother of Mount Li (Chinese: 驪山老母) The Queen Mother of the West (西王母), also referred to as Lady Queen Mother (王母娘娘) in the novel, is the matriarch deity in the Taoist pantheon. She reports Sun Wukong to the Jade Emperor for stealing the peaches meant for a feast she is hosting.
Feng (mythology), an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten. Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology ...