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King Bichen辟尘大王

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A rhinoceros spirit in Journey to the West mythology who impersonated Buddha to collect oil and kidnapped Tang Sanzang.

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King Bichen, and the people around them.

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In fiction · Journey to the West

King Bichen is one of the rhinoceros spirits, who, along with King Bihan and King Bishu, cultivated in Xuanying Cave. He disguised himself as a Buddha statue to deceive people into offering ghee and sesame oil, and took Tang Sanzang away at night. Later, Sun Wukong and others invited the Four Wood禽 Stars to capture him, and he was eventually beheaded.

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King BichenKing BichenSun Wukong (Monkey King)Sun Wukong (Monkey King)Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)White Dragon HorseWhite Dragon HorseAo ShunAo Shun
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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 91; Journey to the West, ch. 92

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