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Single-Horned Rhinoceros King独角兕大王

Pilgrims & DemonsFiction

A demon of Jindou Cave who used a ring to capture the Golden Cudgel and capture Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

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RELATION RECORDS: 5
SOURCE WORKS: 1

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Single-Horned Rhinoceros King, and the people around them.

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Battles, captures and defeat

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Sun Wukong (Monkey King)2
Sun Wukong (Monkey King)—Single-Horned Rhinoceros Kingbattle
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他两个战经三十合，不分胜负
Journey to the West, ch. 50
Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)
Single-Horned Rhinoceros King→Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)arrest
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把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
Journey to the West, ch. 50
Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)
Single-Horned Rhinoceros King→Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)arrest
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把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
Journey to the West, ch. 50
Sha Wujing (Friar Sand)
Single-Horned Rhinoceros King→Sha Wujing (Friar Sand)arrest
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把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
Journey to the West, ch. 50

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FeatureWhy Demons in Journey to the West Almost Always Have Powerful Backers: Fact vs. FictionSun Wukong's battles against demons in Journey to the West follow a striking pattern: monster spirits originating as celestial mounts or divine attendants are invariably spared and reclaimed by their heavenly masters, whereas wild demons lacking celestial backers are routinely struck dead by his golden staff. This dichotomy forms a defining narrative feature of the novel. Drawing upon the hundred-chapter text of Journey to the West, the historical record Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, and the mythological epic Investiture of the Gods, this article examines the past lives of the pilgrim team, the celestial bureaucracy, and the divergent fates of demons, revealing the literary logic behind Ming Dynasty mythological writing.

In fiction · Journey to the West

A demon of Jindou Cave who conjured a tower to capture people, taking Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, the white horse, and luggage into the cave, and used a ring to take away the Golden Cudgel.

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collect treasureSingle-Horned Rhinoceros King → Sun Wukong (Monkey King)litJourney to the West, ch. 50
Original text (1)
1. 把金箍棒收做一条，套将去了
  Journey to the West, ch. 50
battle← Sun Wukong (Monkey King) → Single-Horned Rhinoceros KinglitJourney to the West, ch. 50
Original text (1)
1. 他两个战经三十合，不分胜负
  Journey to the West, ch. 50
arrestSingle-Horned Rhinoceros King → Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)litJourney to the West, ch. 50
Original text (1)
1. 把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
  Journey to the West, ch. 50
arrestSingle-Horned Rhinoceros King → Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)litJourney to the West, ch. 50
Original text (1)
1. 把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
  Journey to the West, ch. 50
arrestSingle-Horned Rhinoceros King → Sha Wujing (Friar Sand)litJourney to the West, ch. 50
Original text (1)
1. 把唐僧搀住，牵了白马，挑了行李，将八戒、沙僧一齐捉到洞里
  Journey to the West, ch. 50