A Battle of the Gods Multifarious Versatile Divinities The Fêng shên yen i describes at length how, during the wars which preceded the accession of the Chou dynasty in 1122 B.C., a multitude of demig
A Battle of the Gods Multifarious Versatile Divinities The Fêng shên yen i describes at length how, during the wars which preceded the accession of the Chou dynasty in 1122 B.C., a multitude of demig
Miscellaneous Legends The Unnatural People The Shan hai ching , or Hill and River Classic , contains descriptions of so…
Fox Legends The Fox Among the many animals worshipped by the Chinese, those at times seen emerging from coffins or grav…
How the Monkey Became a God The Hsi Yu Chi In dealing with the gods of China we noticed the monkey among them. Why and …
The Guardian of the Gate of Heaven Li, the Pagoda-bearer In Buddhist temples there is to be seen a richly attired figur…
The Eight Immortals Pa Hsien Either singly or in groups the Eight Immortals, Pa Hsien, of the Taoist religion are one o…
The Goddess of Mercy The Guardian Angel of Buddhism As Mary is the guiding spirit of Rome, so is Kuan Yin of the Buddhi…
Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc. The Ministry of Epidemics The gods of epidemics, etc., belong to the sixth…
Myths of Fire The Ministry of Fire The celestial organization of Fire is the fifth Ministry, and is presided over by a …
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