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Du Nan

Du Nan

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Du Nan (simplified: 渡难, traditional: 渡難, pinyin: Dù Nán, jyutping: dou6 naan4) was one of the Three Elders of the Bodhidharma Hall, alongside Du’e and Du Jie. He was known for his black face and was one of the most senior monks of the Shaolin Order.

Biography

Three Elders

Du Nan was one of the Three Elders, the most senior monks of Shaolin’s Bodhidharma Hall. Along with Du’e and Du Jie, he had spent over thirty years in seclusion practicing withered meditation (枯禅), developing the ability to communicate through mental connection and perfecting the Diamond Vajra Array (金刚伏魔圈).

Guarding Xie Xun

When Xie Xun was captured and brought to Shaolin, the Three Elders were tasked with guarding him. They used the Diamond Vajra Array, a formation that required perfect coordination between the three monks, to prevent anyone from rescuing Xie Xun.

Battles with Zhang Wuji

During Zhang Wuji’s attempts to rescue Xie Xun, Du Nan fought alongside his fellow elders. In the first battle, when Zhang Wuji tried to move a boulder blocking Xie Xun’s prison, Du Nan struck him in the back with a palm strike. Zhang Wuji used Qiankun Great Shift to redirect the force to the boulder, moving it slightly.

In the second battle, when Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng joined Zhang Wuji, Du Nan faced both of them simultaneously. He used the Diamond Vajra Array against Yang Xiao and the Sumeru Mountain Palm (须弥山掌) against Yin Tianzheng. The prolonged battle with Yin Tianzheng’s palm strikes eventually exhausted Yin Tianzheng, leading to his death from exhaustion.

Appearance

Du Nan was described as having a black face (黑脸), distinguishing him from Du Jie’s white face and Du’e’s yellow, one-eyed appearance.

Personality and traits

Du Nan was a highly skilled martial artist, though slightly inferior to his senior brother Du’e. Like Du Jie, he was said to be more concerned with victory and defeat than Du’e, which prevented the Diamond Vajra Array from reaching its full potential, as it required the practitioners to transcend the “four marks” (无我相、无人相、无众生相、无寿者相) of Buddhist philosophy.

Behind the scenes

Source

Character information was drawn from docs/fetched-data/HSDS_20251027_082242/人物/渡难_20251027_002411.json and the novel.

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