We often find the number 108 related to Daoism. Many believe it origines in Buddhist believes, because Buddhist monks often use beetchains with 108 beets. On the contrary. The use of the number 108 origines in the Daoist believe of the stars and their deities. The 108 deities origine in the 36 Tian Gang 三十六天罡 and 72 Di Sha 七十二地煞 . 36+72=108
Every star is a deity. Therefore 108 deities
36 Tian Gang Stars:
天魁星、天罡星、天机星、天闲星、天勇星、天雄星、天猛星、天威星、天英星、天贵星、天富星、天满星、天孤星、天伤星、天立星、天捷星、天暗星、天佑星、天空星、天速星、天异星、天杀星、天微星、天究星、天退星、天寿星、天剑星、天平星、天罪星、天损星、天败星、天牢星、天慧星、天暴星、天哭星、天巧星。
Tian Gang Stars Names:
天魁星高衍,天罡星黄真,天机星卢昌,天闲星纪丙,天勇星姚公孝,天雄星施桧,天猛星孙乙,天威星李豹,天英星朱义,天贵星陈坎,天富星黎仙,天满星方保,天孤星詹秀,天伤星李洪玉,天玄星王龙茂,天健星邓玉,天暗星李新,天佑星徐正道,天空星典通,天速星吴旭,天异星吕自成,天煞星任来聘,天微星龚清,天究星单招,天退星高可,天寿星戚成,天剑星王虎,天平星卜同,天罪星姚公,天损星唐天正,天败星申礼,天牢星闻杰,天慧星张智雄,天暴星毕德,天哭星刘达,天巧星程三益。
72 Dia Sha Stars:
地魁星、地煞星、地勇星、地杰星、地雄星、地威星、地英星、地奇星、地猛星、地文星、地正星、地辟星、地阖星、地强星、地暗星、地轴星、地会星、地佐星、地佑星、地灵星、地兽星、地微星、地慧星、地暴星、地默星、地猖星、地狂星、地飞星、地走星、地巧星、地明星、地进星、地退星、地满星、地遂星、地周星、地隐星、地异星、地理星、地俊星、地乐星、地捷星、地速星、地镇星、地稽星、地魔星、地妖星、地幽星、地伏星、地僻星、地空星、地孤星、地全星、地短星、地角星、地囚星、地藏星、地平星、地损星、地奴星、地察星、地恶星、地丑星、地数星、地阴星、地刑星、地壮星、地劣星、地健星、地耗星、地贼星、地狗星。
Di Sha Stars Names:
地魁星陈继真,地煞星黄景元,地勇星贾成,地杰星呼颜,地雄星鲁修德,地威星须成,地英星孙祥,地奇星王平,地猛星柏有患,地文星革高,地正星考鬲,地辟星李燧,地阖星刘衡,地强星夏祥,地暗星余惠,地辅星鲍龙,地会星鲁芝,地佐星黄丙庆,地佑星张奇,地灵星郭巳,地兽星金南道,地微星陈元,地慧星车坤,地暴星桑成道,地默星周庚,地猖星齐公,地狂星霍之元,地飞星叶中,地走星顾宗,地巧星李昌,地明星方吉,地进星徐吉,地退星樊焕,地满星卓公,地遂星孔成,地周星姚金秀,地隐星甯三益,地异星余和,地理星童贞,地俊星袁鼎相,地乐星汪祥,地捷星耿颜,地速星邢三鸾,地镇星姜忠,地羁星孔天兆,地魔星李跃,地妖星龚倩,地幽星段清,地伏星门道正,地僻星祖林,地空星萧电,地孤星吴四玉,地全星匡玉,地短星蔡公,地角星蓝虎,地囚星宋禄,地藏星关斌,地平星龚成,地损星黄乌,地奴星孔道灵,地察星张焕,地恶星李信,地魂星徐山,地数星葛方,地阴星焦龙,地刑星秦祥,地壮星武衍公,地劣星范斌,地健星叶景昌,地贼星姚烨,地戚星孙吉,地狗星陈梦庚。