Origin:
China
Táowù is a ferocious ancient beast. It has a tiger-like body but is a fur dog. It has long feathers, a human face, tiger-like legs, and a wild boar's fangs, and a long tail.
Sutra of Gods and Western Wilderness said: "The Western Wilderness has a beast that is as big as a tiger, two meters long hair, a human face, a tail of 8.5 meters long, rioting the Western Wilderness, named Táowù".
Táowù is later used to refer to those who are by nature brutal, persistent in refusing to change.
Legend has it: “Táowù is the son of Northern King Zhuan Xu. When he was still alive, he was incompetent, could not teach, did not choose words, told his best to be stubborn, left to stir, arrogant and brutal, often rebelled, people in the world called Táowù. Because he was a villain who could not teach, when he died he turned into the ancient magic beast - Táowù.
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