THE MYTH OF REINCARNATION IN NOVEL HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING - THREE REALM

Aug 20, 2026

The research analyzes the myth of reincarnation in the novel Heaven Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu using the term “Three Realm.” A qualitative approach is applied to examine how reincarnation mythology is represented within the narrative. Cultural Studies and related concepts—myth of reincarnation, novel, and fiction—guide the analysis. Findings indicate that the myth of reincarnation can be read through three spaces: the mortal realm, the heavenly realm, and the ghost realm.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Introduction

Reincarnation concept

Reincarnation in Heaven Official’s Blessing

Literary Review

Culture and related theories

Methodology and Analysis Framework

Qualitative method and cultural studies

Myth and fiction concepts

Characters and Psychological Perspective

Personality and individual psychology

Discussion Focus

Three Realms as the research topic

THE MYTH OF REINCARNATION IN NOVEL HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING BY MO XIANG TONG XIU Winata, Linda Huda1; Hidayah, Atinia2 1,2Universitas Sains Al-Qur’an [lindahwinataa@gmail.com](lindahwinataa@gmail.com); [atiniahidayah@unsiq.ac.id](atiniahidayah@unsiq.ac.id) Abstract This research is conducted to analyze the Myth of Reincarnation in Novel Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu through the term Three Realm. The researcher used the qualitative method to examine the problem. The theory and approaches that the researcher used is the Cultural Studies, Myth of Reincarnation, Novel, and Fiction. The result of this study show that the myth of reincarnation can be seen through the term three realm. The term three realm included mortal realm, heavenly realm, and ghost realm. Keyword: myth, reincarnation, realm Introduction Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious belief that follows biological death, a living being's non-physical essence begins a new existence in a different physical form or body (McClelland, 2010:1 71) . Many literary works, especially in China today, use themes with the background of reincarnation as the main plot of the story. This is because the majority of Chinese people adhere to Taoism. Taoism, often known as Daoism, is a Chinese traditional religion. The Tao is the ultimate principle underlying reality in Taoism, and it is the source of everything. Taoism teaches about the many disciplines for self-cultivation and obtaining perfection. This can be accomplished by employing Taoist techniques and becoming one with the unplanned rhythms ofthe universe, referred to as "the way" or "Tao" (Pollard, 2010: 164) . In the novel Heaven Official's Blessing, author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu uses the background of reincarnation in the plot of the story. The novel follows the life of Xie Lian, a once human crown prince of the Kingdom of Xianle in the east who ascends to godhood at seventeen after dedicating himself to cultivation and martial training. After being banished twice by the Emperor of the Heavenly Realm, Xie Lian again ascends to the Cllient (Culture, Literature, Linguistics, and English Teaching) Vol. 4 Issue 2 Winata, L.H & Hidayah, A. 63 heavens to work as a godly official. Now known as a peculiar, peripatetic scrap-collector with perennially bad luck, Xie Lian is ridiculed or ignored by most other heavenly officials. Nevertheless, he retains his goodhearted nature and only wishes to fulfil his duties as a god. In his completion of the assignment, bemused by an encounter he describes as"oddly charming to the extreme,"Xie Lian learns from heaven that he had encountered Hua Cheng, or Crimson Rain Sought Flower, one of four fearsome ghost kings known as the Four Great Calamities. Based on the description above, researcher is interested in doing research about the myth of reincarnation that presents in the novel Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu and this study focuses on the whole story in the novel Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. Therefore, researcher focuses this study by taking the myth of reincarnation that is present in the novel Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu through Three Realms as the topic of this study. Everyone has a personality as the characteristic of an individual. Personality is the way people thinking, feeling and behaving. Allport (1961) stated that personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his or her characteristics behavior and thought. In Social Learning Theory, Bandura (1977) have mentioned that a person’s characters are developed through both nature (genetic, by birth) and nurture (environment) . The environment influences the development of human personalities. It depends on how people interpreting and responding to their environment. According to Adler in the theory of the practice and theory of individu

FAQs

What does the research analyze in Heaven Official’s Blessing?

It analyzes the myth of reincarnation presented in the novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, focusing on how the myth is expressed through the concept of “Three Realm.”

What are the Three Realms used in the study?

The three realms are the mortal realm, the heavenly realm, and the ghost realm.

What research method and theories are used?

The study uses a qualitative method and applies Cultural Studies along with concepts of myth of reincarnation, novel, and fiction.

Aug 20, 2026

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