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Samantabhadra Bodhisattva普贤菩萨

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A Buddhist bodhisattva who, in Journey to the West, transforms into a beautiful woman to test the pilgrims' resolve and subdues the white elephant.

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Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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In fiction · Journey to the West

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva transform into beautiful women to participate in the trial of the pilgrims. His mount, the white elephant, descends to the mortal world as a demon and causes havoc at Lion Camel Ridge. Samantabhadra, following the Buddha's command, subdues it.

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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 23; Journey to the West, ch. 77

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