Yaoji descended to earth and married the mortal scholar Yang Tianyou, bearing Erlang Shen and Sanshengmu, a forbidden union that led to her imprisonment beneath Mount Tao by the Jade Emperor.
⚠ Erlang Shen’s parentage varies across traditions. The Baolianzhuanji names Yaoji and Yang Tianyou; the Journey to the West calls his mother the Jade Emperor’s sister without naming his father; some Sichuan traditions identify him as the son of the historical Li Bing.
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