“ I am the Chives Dumpling King of the North! I became a light for Cookies wandering in the dark! „
Chives Dumpling King (Korean: 부추만두 사천왕, buchumandu sacheon-wang, "Chives Dumpling Heavenly King"), also known as the Chives Dumpling King of the North, is an NPC who appears in the first part of the The Awakening of White Apathy update (v5.5) in Episode 3 of World Exploration: Beast-Yeast, The Awakening of White Apathy.
Chives Dumpling King is one of the four Dumpling Kings who uphold 
Mystic Flour Cookie's worldview.
Character Inspiration[]
Mystic Flour Cookie's empire is based upon Han Buddhism.All four of the Dumpling Kings are based directly on the Four Heavenly Kings (Sanskrit/Pali: चतुर्महाराज, Chaturmahārāja; Simplified Chinese: 四天王, Sìtiānwáng) of Buddhism. Like the Dumpling Kings, the Four Heavenly Kings are devas (Sanskrit/Pali: देव), or celestial beings, who watch over aspects of the natural world while heralding over the four cardinal directions. The latter portion of each of the Dumpling Kings' original Korean names (사천왕, sacheon-wang) is the same term used to refer to the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism in Korean.
Based on the cardinal direction which they protect, Chives Dumpling King would be inspired by Vaiśravaṇa (Sanskrit: वैश्रवण; Pali: Vessavana; Simplified Chinese: 多闻天王, Duōwén Tiānwáng), the King of the North and the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings[1]. However, the similarities between Vaiśravaṇa and Chives Dumpling King end with their shared direction. Vaiśravaṇa is the King associated with prosperity and wish-granting of those who follow Buddhist dharma[1], which more closely aligns with Meat Dumpling King's duties of "blessing good Cookies." Meanwhile, Chives Dumpling King's held pipa and occasional green color far better matches the King of the East, Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र; Pali: Dhataraṭṭha; Simplified Chinese: 持国天王, Chíguó Tiānwáng), who displays these features as well[2][3]. Additionally, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's ability to convert individuals into Buddhists with his music[4] is similar to how Chives Dumpling King acts as "a light for Cookies wandering in the dark," referring to those who have not encountered the "enlightenment" of Mystic Flour Cookie's own dharma.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Watchers of the World: the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism, Their Mantras and Practice — Buddha Weekly
- ↑ Buddhist Protector: Four Guardian Kings — Himalayan Art Source
- ↑ The Four Heavenly Kings — Weekly Wisdom Blog
- ↑ A dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms : with Sanskrit and English equivalents and a Sanskrit-Pali index. Lewis Hodous, William Edward Soothill. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 2004. ISBN 0-203-64186-8. OCLC 275253538.
