White Dragon Horse

白龍馬

White Dragon Horse
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Ringkasan

White Dragon Horse adalah tokoh novel klasik Tiongkok Journey to the West: pangeran naga yang dihukum, lalu diubah menjadi kuda putih untuk membawa biksu Tang Sanzang dalam perjalanannya.

The White Dragon Horse is a character of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West: a dragon prince who is punished and then turned into a white horse to carry the monk Tang Sanzang on his journey.

Kisah dan tradisi

White Dragon Horse adalah tokoh sastra dari novel Journey to the West, yang terbit pada abad ke-16 pada masa dinasti Ming dan dikaitkan dengan Wu Cheng'en. Dalam novel itu ia pangeran naga, putra ketiga Raja Naga Laut Barat, yang kemudian menjadi tunggangan Tang Sanzang; ia juga dikenal sebagai Ao Lie. Menurut teks bab 8, ia digantung di udara dan dipukul karena membakar mutiara, hingga Guanyin menyelamatkannya dan menaruhnya di ngarai untuk menunggu pengambil sutra. Pada bab 15 ia menelan kuda putih Tang Sanzang, melawan Sun Wukong, lalu diubah Guanyin menjadi kuda putih pengganti. Di akhir novel ia dinaikkan menjadi Kuda Naga Delapan Bagian Surgawi, kembali ke wujud naga, dan melingkari tiang di kuil. Ia sering digambarkan pendiam dan cerdas, dan dalam tafsir tradisional dikaitkan dengan "Kuda Pikiran"; ia juga dipuja sebagai dewa dalam agama rakyat Tiongkok.

The White Dragon Horse is a literary character from Journey to the West, a novel that appeared in the 16th century under the Ming dynasty and is credited to Wu Cheng'en. In the novel he is a dragon prince, third son of the Dragon King of the West Sea, who later becomes Tang Sanzang's steed; he is also known as Ao Lie. According to the chapter 8 text he is hung in the air and beaten for burning a pearl until Guanyin rescues him and places him in a gorge to wait for the scripture seeker. In chapter 15 he swallows Tang Sanzang's white horse, fights Sun Wukong, and is then turned by Guanyin into a white horse as a replacement. At the end of the novel he is raised to the Dragon Horse of the Eight Heavenly Sections, returns to dragon form and coils around a pillar in the temple. He is often depicted as quiet and intelligent, and in traditional interpretation is linked with the "Horse of the Mind"; he is also worshipped as a deity in Chinese folk religion.

Konteks budaya

Dalam kritik sastra tradisional dan tafsir Neidan, White Dragon Horse dikaitkan dengan "Kuda Pikiran" atau "Kuda Kehendak"; dan Bai Longma dipuja sebagai dewa dalam agama rakyat Tiongkok. Dalam pengantar tahun 1913, Timothy Richard menafsirkannya sebagai naga yang berdosa lalu direndahkan menjadi kuda.

In traditional literary criticism and Neidan interpretation the White Dragon Horse is linked with the "Horse of the Mind" or "Horse of the Will", and Bai Longma is worshipped as a deity in Chinese folk religion. In his 1913 introduction Timothy Richard presents him as a dragon who sinned and was degraded into a horse.

Fakta utama

Budaya / Culture
Mitologi Tiongkok
Kawasan / Region
Asia Timur
Negara / Country
China
Era
Character of a 16th-century Ming dynasty novel
Klasifikasi / Classification
Dragon
Habitat
Water
Kemampuan / Abilities
Berubah wujud

Nama lain / Alternate names

Bai Longma, Ao Lie, 玉龍三太子, 八部天龍馬

Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?

Teks bab 8 dan 15 menyebut ayahnya Ao Run, sedangkan bab terakhir menyebutnya putra Raja Naga Guangjin.

The chapter 8 and 15 text names his father Ao Run, whereas the final chapter calls him a son of the Dragon King Guangjin.

Makhluk terkait / Related beings

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