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Di ting was a myth of Chinese and Buddhism mythology, is said to be the mount of the Kṣitigarbha. Often enshrined beside of the Kṣitigarbha in the Buddha Temple.

Appearance
Its shape tiger head, rhinoceros horn, dog ear, dragon body, lion tail, unicorn foot, it so unique, different from mortal animals.

history
The earliest record about Di ting listening is that Dunhuang wrote volume s.3092,《道明還魂記》, in Tang Dynasty (778), the sead  a monk that entered the hell, and he meet Kṣitigarbha, and saw that there have a gold lion that Incarnation by Manjusri is beside Kṣitigarbha.

The prototype of Di ting

 * 1) The Nine head lion,the mount of God Tai Yi Jiu Ku Tian Zun (太乙救苦天尊).
 * 2) The dog that feeding by a Silla prince Kim Gyo-gak (김교각, 金喬覺, 696-794)