Ao Run

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The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas at the Great Temple of Mazu in Tainan.

Ao Run (敖闰) or Ao Ji (敖吉), is the Dragon King of the West Sea (西海龙王, Xīhǎi Lóngwáng) and one of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas in Chinese religion and Korean mythology.[1] As an important belief in Chinese folk religion, Four Dragon King Temples are built around the place to worship the Dragon Kings.[2]

Ao Run is the patron of

White Tiger as both are Chinese western gods. His brothers are Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, and Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea.[3]

Legends

According to Legend of Qinghai (传说青海), a long time ago, the King of Dragons was very happy to see that his queen had given birth to four dragons. Many years later, the four dragons grew up, causing more and more mischievous pranks until the Dragon King was out of breath. One day, the King of Dragons came up with a way to summon all the dragon princes into the Crystal Palace. He said, "You have grown up, so you should all have your own side." Then he ordered the eldest prince

Qilian Mountain, he was exhausted. He cried sadly, "How can I be the King of the West Sea without the West Sea?" Then he climbed to the top of Qilian Mountain and made a big storm, but it did not suffice. When the Jade Emperor saw this happen, he felt pity. Therefore, he sent Lord of Thunder, Mother of Lightning, Earl of Wind, and Youth of Cloud to help Ao Run. Lightning, thunder, and storms created Haizi with an area of more than 5,000 square kilometers and a depth of more than 20 meters, which became the West Sea (Qinghai Lake). Since then, Ao Run has become the Dragon King of the West Sea.[4]

Ao Run has three children. His sons are

Ao Lie
, who was the steed of Tang Sanzang, and Ao Moang (敖摩昂). He has a daughter named Ao Cinxin (敖寸心), also known as the Xihai Longnü (西海龙女).

In Korean mythology

In the better-known

King Taejo of Goryeo.[5][6]

In

Korean history, the Dragon King of the West Sea sent a turtle to King Changsu of Goguryeo in congratulation of his transfer of the capital to Pyongyang.[7]

In popular culture

  • The
    masculine
    name of Ao Run.

See also

  • Bai Longma

References

  1. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8
    .
  2. ISBN 978-1-329-58607-9
    .
  3. ^ "Dragon Kings of Mythistory - Shen Yun Performing Arts". www.shenyun.com.
  4. ^ "西海龙王叫什么名字，西海在哪里". 未解之谜网 (in Chinese). 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ Tales of Pyongyang. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1988.
  6. ^ 元曉研究論選集. 中央僧伽大學佛敎史學研究所. 1994.
  7. ^ Korea Today. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1981.

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