Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang
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Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang, also known as the Golden-Winged Great Peng, is a guardian deity in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the spiritual uncle of the Buddha, who gave him a high position in heaven to guard t
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang statue
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang statue in the Hongwu temple
Yue Fei
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Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju, was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between S
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang
…including Journey to the West (西游記) and General Yue Fei (說岳全傳). He is also mentioned in some Chinese Buddhist literature. The famous patriot General Yue Fei (岳飛, 1103–1141), was believed by people to be the incarnation of Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang. Legend holds that in primordial times, the original Phoenix…
Qing dynasty illustration of Yue Fei
Portrait of Yue Fei in Liu Songnian's Four Generals of the Restoration.
Illustration of Zhou Tong, Yue Fei's teacher
Yue Fei's mother writes jin zhong bao guo on his back, as depicted in a "Suzhou style" beam decoration at the Summer Palace, Beijing.