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The mythological White Hare from Chinese mythology, brewing the elixir of life on the Moon. The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases.
Jurōjin with deer Japanese god of longevity Jurojin. Netsuke. Jurōjin (寿老人, "Old Man of Longevity") is one of Japanese mythology's Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichifukujin. He is the god of longevity. [1] [2] Jurōjin originated from the Chinese Taoist god, the Old Man of the South Pole or Star of the Old Man.
Mythology portal; Eight Immortals, a similar group of Taoist immortals; Fu, Lu, and Shou (福祿壽), three deities of stars from Chinese folk religion, representing auspiciousness, good life and longevity. He-He Er Xian (和合二仙), Immortals of Harmony and Union, associated with happy marriages
He is regarded to be a chiranjivi, an immortal being, who still roams the world with foul-smelling fluids oozing from his form. [4] Hanuman, a vanara figure from the Ramayana and a companion of Rama, is described to be immortal in Hindu epics. He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker.
Among Japanese numerals, ya or hachi can mean "many; varied" (e.g., yaoya (八百屋, lit. ' 800 store ' ) , "greengrocer; jack-of-all-trades"). De Visser says the number 8 is "stereotypical" in legends about kings or gods riding dragons or having their carriages drawn by them. [ 11 ]
Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees. [22] Kukurihime no Kami (菊理媛神), a goddess enshrined at Shirayama Hime Shrine.
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.
Kuebiko (久延毘古) – A Shinto kami of local knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow, who cannot walk but has comprehensive self-awareness and omniscience. Kuji-in (九字印, lit. ' Nine Hand Seals ') – A system of mudras and associated mantras that consist of nine syllables. Kuji-kiri (九字切り, lit.