“Dòu mǔ yuán jūn 斗姆元君”, often referred to as “Dòu mǔ 斗姆”, also known as “Zhōng tiān fàn qì dòu mǔ yuán jūn 中天梵气斗母元君”. “Dòu 斗” refers to the stars of the Big Dipper, and
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Category: Immortals
Grand Duke – Tai Sui 太岁
Who or what is Tai-Sui 太岁? Every year during the chinese Spring Festival, many Daoist believers consider a fortune reading to ensure they don´t offend the Tai Sui 太岁, the grand duke of Jupiter. Tai
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The 7 Stars of the Big Dipper – 北斗七星
Origin of the Big Dipper 斗姆天尊 Dou Mu Tian Zun is a female Divine and is the Mother of the deities who are in charge of the Big Dipper constellation. The word “Dou” means the
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General Zhao Gong Ming
General Zhao Gong Ming is considered the one of the Deities of Wealth in Taoism, the figure came from a real historical person, a general in Qin Dynasty around two thousand years ago.
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真武大帝 Zhen Wu Da Di
真 武 -Zhen Wu The Story of the True Warrior Zhen Wu Da Di (真 武大帝 – the Great True Warrior Emperor) is also known as Xuan Wu (玄武 – Dark Warrior) and Mysterious Emperor
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The Five Northern Patriarchs 北五祖
Wu Zu 五祖 refers to five most recognized Taoists (immortals) in the history. They are Wang Cheng and his student Zhong Li Quan, his second generation student Lv Dong Bin, his third generation student Liu
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Who is Grand Master Qiu ChangChun?
Qiu Chang Chun is a student of Wang Chong Yang the founder Quan-Zhen Taoism. Qiu himself is the founder of Long Meng Taoism Sect (Dragon Gate Taoist Sect), one of the mostly influential
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三十六官將 – Thirty six Guān Jiāng
Gallery of the thirty six heavenly generals The 36 heavenly generals rule over different districts and each one has individual specialties. The following gallery should help every practitioner to recognize each generals appearance.
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Who is “Shao-Yang Di-Jun”?
“Shao-Yang Di-Jun” is first of the Wu Zu (the Five Patriarchs). His name was Wang Cheng, lived around the 4th to 5th century. Wang Cheng is said to be a direct student of Laozi. His
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Who are the Wu-Zu or the Five Patriarchs of Taoist religion?
Wu-Zu refers to five most recognized Taoists (immortals) in the history. They are Wang Cheng and his student Zhong Li Quan, his second generation student Lu Dong Bin, his third generation student Liu Hai Chan,
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