Ju Liusun () is a Daoist immortal in the 16th-century Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi). He is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals (十二金仙), disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun, and resides at Feiyun Cave on Jialong Mountain (夾龍山飛雲洞). Ju Liusun is the Daoist counterpart of the acient Buddha Krakucchanda (拘留孫佛).
In Investiture of the Gods As one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, Ju Liusun supports the Zhou dynasty in its campaign against the Shang dynasty. His best-known magical treasure is the Immortal-Binding Rope (捆仙繩; Kunxiansheng), which automatically binds its target and prevents escape.
His most important storyline centers on his disciple, Tu Xingsun (土行孫), who is known for his ability to travel through the earth. After being persuaded by Shen Gongbao and tempted by worldly rewards, Tu Xingsun steals the Immortal-Binding Rope and joins the Shang forces, using the treasure to capture several Zhou generals. After learning of his disciple's betrayal, Ju Liusun descends from Jialong Mountain. Because he knows how to control the Immortal-Binding Rope, he easily subdues Tu Xingsun, recovers the treasure, and prepares to execute him. Jiang Ziya later persuades him to spare Tu Xingsun, who subsequently joins the Zhou army.
Ju Liusun later takes part in several major battles. During the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array (九曲黃河陣), he and the other Twelve Golden Immortals are captured by the Sanxiao Niangniang (三霄娘娘) and temporarily lose their cultivation. He later joins the final battle to break the Ten Thousand Immortals Array (萬仙陣).
At the end of the novel, Ju Liusun leaves the Chan Sect and joins the Western Sect (西方教), where he becomes Krakucchanda Buddha (拘留孫佛). Other Daoist immortals undergo similar transformations, including Cihang Daoren (who becomes Guanyin), Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun (who becomes Manjushri), and Puxian Zhenren (who becomes Samantabhadra).
Scholarly interpretation In Hong Kong's Legendary Figures: From Leslie Cheung to Cream Brother, Huang Jiang (黃獎) describes Ju Liusun as an outstanding example of a "boundary-crossing" (越界) figure. Huang notes that the character is derived from the Buddhist Kṣudrakusanda Buddha (拘留孫佛), the fourth of the Seven Buddhas of the Past, and describes him as having a similar "playful" or "carefree" attitude toward the world (遊戲人間).
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