![]() ![]() Longwang was known for his fierce and aggressive personality and served as a foil to the more benevolent-minded sea goddess, Mazu (媽祖). He is still considered to be the symbolic father of all the early Chinese emperors. According to legends, Longwang has thousands of children, including the young girl, Sagara, who achieves buddhahood in The Lotus Sutra. Áo Guǎng (敖廣) rules the Eastern Sea Áo Qīn (敖欽) controls the South Sea Áo Rùn (敖閏) governs the West Sea and Ao Shun (敖順) lords over the North Sea. Longwang has four brothers who presides over the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western seas. In ancient texts, Longwang is described as having the “head of a horse and the tail of a snake, with wings on its sides.” Family In his animal form, Longwang’s scale color varies based on the artist, but he is typically drawn in the Chinese-dragon style with a serpentine body, sharp horns, a hair-like beard, and large claws. As the latter, Longwang dresses in elaborate royal robes and has blazing red skin, signifying his ferocity. ![]() Longwang has two forms: his zoomorphic dragon form and his fierce, warrior lord, human persona. He is sometimes referred to as Sìhǎi Lóngwáng (四海龍王), meaning the “Dragon King of the Four Seas” or simply as Lóngshén (龍神), or “Dragon God.” Attributes Longwang’s name is comprised of the Chinese characters for “dragon,” lóng (龍), and “king,” wáng (王). ![]()
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