Sanxing (deities)
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The Sanxing are the gods of three celestial bodies of particular significance in Chinese astronomy and Chinese folk religion: Jupiter, Mizar in Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou, or Cai, Zi an
Shou, Lu, and Fu gods at a Chinese folk religious temple in Bangkok, Thailand
The Roof Decoration of Sanxing. At Magong Beiji Temple, Taiwan
Painted porcelain depicting the three gods: Fu, Lu and Shou, originating from China from the Qianlong period, Spoelberch Collection, KU Leuven
Fu, Lu and Shou statues on the roof of Ling San Temple, a Chinese folk religion's temple in Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia
Fukurokuju
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In Japan, Fukurokuju is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology. It has been theorized that he is a Japanese assimilation of the Chinese Three Star Gods embodied in one deity. Most related i
Sanxing (deities)
…may sometimes be carrying a calabash gourd filled with the elixir of life. He is sometimes conflated with Master Lao and immortals in Taoist theology. Fukurokuju, Japanese god derived from "Shou" deity of Sanxing He-He Er Xian (和合二仙), Immortals of Harmony and Union, associated with happy marriages…
Fukurokuju
Fukurokuju by Morikuni (1679–1748)
A stone sculpture of Fukurokuju in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture
Fukurokuju at the Menkake Gyōretsu festival in Kamakura