Where did the expression "Three Princes of Nezha" come from?

The name Nezha is not like the name of a traditional mythical figure in China. He was turned into a lotus incarnation by the Tathagata, which actually originated from Buddhist legends.

First, the common image of Prince Nezha China has many fairy tales. In the story, we saw all kinds of immortals fighting wildly, which enriched our imagination. In many stories, there is a young hero, that is, Nezha, the three princes with three heads and six arms and a foot on hot wheels. He is in many stories. He is a general who helped Zhou Wuwang to crusade against Zhou Wang in The Romance of Gods, and he is an important fighting force. In the journey to the west, he was an orthodox fairy and helped many times on the way to learn from the scriptures. He is a warm and kind fairy. In folk stories, he is a little hero who makes trouble at sea, representing the confrontation between the forces of justice and evil, and is deeply loved by the people.

? Second, there is an ancient book "The Book of Rites of King Vishnu" in Buddhism, which records that "Prince Nezha, the third son of the King of Heaven, often holds a tower with the King of Heaven. He was originally the third son of the King of Vishamen in Buddhist mythology, so he was called the Three Princes. Because his father is really a king.

3. Li Myth was a man of the hour and a famous strategist in Sui and Tang Dynasties. In many major wars, he has repeatedly made meritorious military service. He destroyed Tuguhun in the east, the Turks in Beiping in the east and the filial piety in the south. His achievements are unparalleled, and he was named Wang Wei in the Tang Dynasty. China had the habit of turning historical figures into immortals in ancient times. Jiang Ziya, Lao Zi, Guan Gong, etc. Have become saints. Li Jing was deified in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, people set up temples to worship him. In order to expand its influence, Buddhism turned Li Jing into the King of Vishamen. Naturally, Nezha, the son of Vishnu, became the son of Excavate. This is why Nezha is called the Three Princes.

In fact, he was originally the son of the heavenly king in Buddhism and a well-deserved prince. The names of these three princes left traces for the evolution of Nezha from a Buddhist immortal to a local immortal in China.