Ma Yuan (deity)

Ma Yuan (马元) is a character from the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. Ma Yuan is described as a human eating demon who became a Buddha.^[1]^[2]

Legend

In Fengshen Yanyi, Ma Yuan was an immortal who lived in the Baigu Cave of Kulu Mountain. He loved to eat human hearts and had a magical third hand behind his head that could be stretched to catch people to eat. King Zhou had a son named Ying Hong who once came to the aid of Ma Yaun. He was finally captured by Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun. Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun tried to kill him because he was not named on the "Honored God List". He was still a predestined person in the Western Heaven, but he was rescued by Zhunti Daoren under the Western teachings and was taken to Western Heaven. After being converted to Buddhism, he became the Ma Yuan Zunwang Buddha (马元尊王佛).^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "封神演义中一上古僵尸，以人为食到处作恶，却还成为了佛陀". 蛋蛋赞 (in Chinese). 23 March 2019.
^ "封神大戰中被準提度到西方的九位仙人，為何實力最低的馬元成佛？". 今日熱點 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 December 2020.
^ "封神中有两大僵尸？一个成为观音的坐骑，另一个却成了佛-看点快报". Kuaibao (in Chinese). 27 March 2019.

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[a-1] "封神演义中一上古僵尸，以人为食到处作恶，却还成为了佛陀". 蛋蛋赞 (in Chinese). 23 March 2019.

[2] "封神大戰中被準提度到西方的九位仙人，為何實力最低的馬元成佛？". 今日熱點 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 December 2020.

[3] "封神中有两大僵尸？一个成为观音的坐骑，另一个却成了佛-看点快报". Kuaibao (in Chinese). 27 March 2019.

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