Nezha
| Nezha | |||||||||||||||||||
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Image of Nezha in Fengshen Yanyi. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 哪吒 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Marshal of the Central Altar | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 中壇元帥 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Third Lotus Prince | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 蓮花三太子 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nezha (哪吒, Nézhā) or sometimes Nezha the Crown Prince (哪吒太子, Nézhā Tàizǐ), is a protection deity in Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religion. His official Taoist name is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (中壇元帥). He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" (蓮花三太子) after he became a deity.