Muzha (mythology)

Muzha
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	木吒
Simplified Chinese	木吒
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mùzhā Bopomofo ㄇㄨˋㄓㄚ Wade–Giles Mu4-cha1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bo̍k-chhia Tâi-lô Bo̍k-tshia
木叉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mùchā Wade–Giles Mu4-ch'a1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bo̍k-chhe Tâi-lô Bo̍k-tshe
Japanese name
Kanji	木吒
Hiragana	もくたく
Katakana	モクタク
Transcriptions Romanization Moku Taku

Muzha (Chinese: 木吒; pinyin: Mùzha) is a folk character in Chinese mythology. Muzha appears in many classical literary works including Fengshen Yanyi, The Collection of Gods in Three Religions and Journey to the West. According to folklore, Muzha was born a human during the end of the Shang dynasty to General Li Jing. He is a disciple of the Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Guanyin. He had two brothers, Nezha and Jinzha. Muzha is worshipped as a deity in Chinese folk religion, known as Muzha Tianzun.^[1][2] His birthday is the eighth day of the fourth month in the lunar calendar.^[3]