Heavenly king in 西游记 and 封神演义 who holds a pagoda in his hand: commander of the heavenly army sent against 孙悟空 and father of 哪吒. The figure blends a Tang general of the same name with the Buddhist guardian Vaisravana.
The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King holds a treasure pagoda in his hand.
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In 西游记 the Buddha gives him the pagoda to restrain his son 哪吒, who had threatened to kill him: hence 托塔 'holding up a pagoda'. 水浒传 gives the same nickname to the outlaw chief 晁盖, who once carried a stone pagoda across a stream.
