Nezha

Summary

Nezha is a Taoist deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of taoist_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,561 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nezha's father was Li Jing^[3].
• Nezha's mother was Lady Yin^[4].
• Chinese was Nezha's native language^[5].
• Nezha's image is recorded as Nezhafamilyaltar.jpg^[6].
• Nezha's image is recorded as Ping Sien Si - 008 Nezha (deity) (15513109434).jpg^[7].
• Nezha is recorded as male^[8].
• Nezha's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity^[9].
• Nezha's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[10].
• Nezha's instance of is recorded as deity^[11].
• Nezha's instance of is recorded as television character^[12].
• Nezha's Commons category is recorded as Nezha^[13].
• Nezha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vmdh^[14].
• Nezha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nezha^[15].
• Nezha studied under Taiyi Zhenren^[16].
• Nezha's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe^[17].
• Nezha's from narrative universe is recorded as Investiture of the Gods universe^[18].
• Nezha's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A004107^[19].
• Nezha's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese^[20].
• Nezha's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[21].
• Nezha's present in work is recorded as Investiture of the Gods^[22].
• Nezha's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[23].
• Nezha's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '哪吒'}^[24].
• Nezha's domain of saint or deity is recorded as protection^[25].
• Nezha's sibling is recorded as Muzha^[26].
• Nezha's sibling is recorded as Jinzha^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nezha's father was Li Jing^[3]. His mother was Lady Yin^[4]. Chinese was his native language^[5].

Education

Nezha studied under Taiyi Zhenren^[16].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nezha include Ne Zha^[28], an animated film^[29], directed by Jiaozi^[30].

Why It Matters

Nezha ranks in the top 5% of taoist_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,561 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Ne Zha^[28], an animated film^[29], directed by Jiaozi^[30].

FAQs

Who were Nezha's parents?

Nezha's father was Li Jing^[3]. Nezha's mother was Lady Yin^[4].