He was charged with defending 1/2 of Liu Bei's territory, more or less, when Wu decided to betray their treaties with Shu and work with with Wei to invade Jing province in tandem. Guan Yu, on the other hand, died in a way that seemed like fate conspired against him. This is obviously a pretty disgraceful way to go out, sowing the seeds of your own destruction. The story of his assassination goes that in his grief over Guan Yu's death he would go into drunken rages and beat his own officers, which led to his own men to conspire to kill him. His raging temper was a character flaw that is looked down upon in Chinese culture especially, as the ideal Confucian and Buddhist man is one of even temper and able to keep his emotions under control (Confucian) or have no attachments to material things (Buddhist). Zhang Fei, for all his merits, was known for his temper and drunkenness. So when Buddhists had an example of an ideal man to latch onto, they begin worshipping him and hailing him as a Buddha. Guan Yu also became deified by Buddhists because the idea of Buddhism is that anyone can achieve enlightenment and transcend the material world to become a Buddha. Guan Yu basically embodied an ideal Confucian man as well as an ideal warrior: brave, worldly, steadfast, loyal, considerate, decisive, strong, not a drunkard, not lecherous This is fueled by a combination of his moral character and martial prowess. The deification of Guan Yu started in the 6th century, due to his legend spiraling out of control as the stories about him grew wilder with each telling. Think we missed one? Give us a Modmail and suggest new Subreddits to add to the lists! Total War Center Mod List (Not every mod, but most Overhauls)Ī guide to buildings and economy in Three Kingdoms KamachoThunderbus' Spell Stat Cheat Sheet List of Total War Tools Explaining Historyīig list of recommended reading on classical antiquity Filter ContentĬommunity Message the Mods Join the Offical Discord Join the Subreddit Discord Join our Weekly Q&A Thread Resources If that's your situation, hang around the sub for a couple of days and leave a few comments - you'll be able to post in no time! Need more details? Read our full rules here. Our automoderator also prevents spam by deleting posts from users less than four days old or who have less than three karma. Giveaways and contests must be approved beforehand by the moderation team. No politics allowedĭon't derail threads with off-topic memes or controversy.
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