Taoism
(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
| Budai |
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bringer of contentment; aka
Hotei and Pu-Tai Meaning: cloth sack |
| Cai Shen |
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god of wealth Meaning: cloth sack |
| Changxi | Moon goddess; wife of Di Jun | |
| Daode Tianzun |
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one of the Three Pure Ones |
| Di Jun | god of agriculture; emperor and husband of Changxi and Xihe | |
| Dragon King |
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ruler of the ocean |
| Erlang Shen | god with a third truth-seeing eye | |
| Fei Lian | god of the wind | |
| Gun | demi-god who made dykes to control the Great Flood; father of Yu the Great | |
| Houyi |
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god of archery; husband of Chang'e |
| Kui Xing |
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god of examinations |
| Lei Gong |
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god of thunder Meaning: duke of thunder |
| Lingbao Tianzun |
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one of the Three Pure Ones |
| Pa-Cha | god who protects farmers against locusts | |
| Pangu |
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first man on earth |
| Qi (Houji) | legendary cultural hero who introduced millet to mankind during
the Xia Dynasty Meaning: lord of millet |
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| Shang Di |
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supreme sky god (aka Tai Di and Tian Di) |
| Taizu |
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high god Meaning: grand progenitor |
| Tu Di Gong |
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god of fortune and virtue |
| Wenchang Wang |
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god of culture and literature |
| Wu-Gong |
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Moon god |
| Xihe |
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Sun goddess; wife of Di Jun |
| Xuan Wu |
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god of elements and magic Meaning: dark or mysterious warrior |
| Yama |
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god of the underworld |
| Ying-Hua | god of war (Mars) | |
| Yao | divine; son of god (Jupiter) | |
| Yu Di |
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ruler of heaven Meaning: jade emperor |
| Yu Shi | god of rain | |
| Yuanshi Tianzun |
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one of the Three Pure Ones |
| Zao Jun |
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kitchen god |
| Zhong Kui |
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vanquisher of evil beings and ghosts |
| Zhu Rong | god of fire and the south |
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