Chinese gods and immortals
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Chinese gods and immortals are beings in various Chinese religions seen in a variety of ways and mythological contexts.
Qing dynasty Shuilu ritual painting (水陆画) of Buddhist, Daoist, and Folk Deities.
A complex of deities at an outdoor fountain-altar with incense burners at a pilgrimage area in Weihai, Shandong. At the centre stands Mazu, surrounded by the four Dragon Gods (龍神) and various lesser deities. Distant behind Mazu stands the Sun Goddess (太陽神).
Main altar and statue of Doumu inside the Temple of Doumu in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
A temple dedicated to Pangu in Zhunan, Miaoli.
Jade Emperor
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In the myths and folk religion of Chinese culture, the Jade Emperor or Yudi is one of the representations of the primordial god.
Chinese gods and immortals
…Chinese theological literature, often interchanged in the same paragraph, if not in the same sentence. Besides Shàngdì and Tàidì, other names include Yudi ("Jade Deity") and Taiyi ("Great Oneness") who, in mythical imagery, holds the ladle of the Big Dipper (Great Chariot), providing the movement of life…
Ink and color painting on silk of the Jade Emperor, Ming dynasty (16th century)
Portrait of the Jade Emperor, 16th century, Ming dynasty (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Ritual participants carry the statue of Jade Emperor in a sedan chair at a sacrificial procession in Shanxi, 2016.
Thni Kong Tnua in Air Itam, Penang, Malaysia was specifically built in honor of the Jade Emperor.