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Yellow Lion Spirit黄狮精

Pilgrims & DemonsFiction

A lion spirit from Tiger's Mouth Cave who stole weapons and held a Dingba Meeting, and was killed by Wukong.

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Yellow Lion Spirit, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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In fiction · Journey to the West

The Yellow Lion Spirit was the demon king of Tiger's Mouth Cave, whose original form was a lion. He stole the weapons of Tang Sanzang and his disciples and held a Dingba Meeting to celebrate. Sun Wukong discovered this and fought with him, ultimately killing him.

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Yellow Lion SpiritYellow Lion SpiritSun Wukong (Monkey King)Sun Wukong (Monkey King)Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)Sha Wujing (Friar Sand)Sha Wujing (Friar Sand)Jiuling YuanshengJiuling Yuansheng
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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 89; Journey to the West, ch. 90

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