Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Chapter II
Chinese Gods & Immortals
7 min readChinese Gods and the Eight Immortals: A Guide to the PantheonChinese gods and the Eight Immortals explained: the Jade Emperor, Earth and City Gods, Guan Yu, Mazu, Guanyin, Lü Dongbin and the gods of Journey to the West.8 min readThe Jade Emperor: Supreme God of Chinese Popular ReligionThe Jade Emperor (Yuhuang) explained: his Song-dynasty cult, Taoist scripture, the celestial bureaucracy, his birthday rites and Journey to the West.7 min readXiwangmu: The Queen Mother of the West in Chinese ReligionXiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West: from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Han tomb art to the peaches of immortality, Taoist scripture and folk cult.