Li Jing (deity)

"Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King" redirects here. For the Water Margin character, see Chao Gai.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Jing
Chinese李靖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jìng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Zing6
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li
Chinese托塔李天王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTuō Tǎ Lǐ Tiān Wáng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTok3 Taap3 Lei5 Tin1 Wong4

Li Jing, also known as Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, is a popular figure in Chinese mythology; originated from Puranic, Vedic and Buddhist literature, who also appears in Japanese and Korean Mythology.

He is a popular character in Asian folklores and Asian Mythology, who is a prominent deity in Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion and in many other asian folk religions. He carries a pagoda that can capture any spirit, demon or god within its walls. He also appears in the classic Chinese epic novels Journey to the West and Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods). He is an analogue of Vaisravana or Kubera who appears in ancient Indian epic novels Mahabharata and Ramayana.

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