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Chuángshén (床神 "Bed God") is the Chinese deity of the bedchamber. It articulates in a couple of male and female deities: Chuángmǔ (床母 "Bed Mother") and her husband, Chuánggōng (床公 "Bed Lord"). [1] They look after the bedroom in all aspects, including sleep, sex, childbirth, recovery from illness, and rest. [2] [3]
This goddess was initially known as Xuannü (玄女). [4] The name has been variously translated as the "Dark Lady" [5] [6] or the "Mysterious Lady" [6] in English. In the late Tang dynasty, the Daoist master Du Guangting (850–933) created the title Jiutian Xuannü (九天玄女), adding Jiutian (meaning "[of the] Nine Heavens"), to refer to the goddess.
The Chinese idea of the universal God is expressed in different ways. There are many names of God from the different sources of Chinese tradition. [17] The radical Chinese terms for the universal God are Tian (天) and Shangdi (上帝, "Highest Deity") or simply, Dì (帝, "Deity"). [18] [19] There is also the concept of Tàidì (太帝, "Great ...
She is the feminine aspect of the cosmic God of Heaven. [1] The seven stars of the Big Dipper, in addition to two not visible to the naked eye, are conceived as her sons, the Jiǔhuángshén ( 九皇神 "Nine God-Kings"), themselves regarded as the ninefold manifestation of Jiǔhuángdàdì ( 九皇大帝 , "Great Deity of the Nine Kings") or ...
Nüwa, also read Nügua, is a mother goddess, culture hero, [1] and/or member of the Three Sovereigns of Chinese mythology.She is a goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. [2]
Rather, it is the eternal or divine which reveals itself in the feminine," van der Laan concludes: "As the symbolic representation of divine wisdom and creative power, the Eternal-Feminine can never be grasped or possessed. Beyond all human reach and comprehension, the eternal and divine always draws Faust and humanity onward toward itself." [10]
The Chinese dragon or loong [1] is a ... celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls divine ... In Chinese symbolism, it is a feminine entity that is ...
She is viewed as the divine sister of the Chinese war and sex goddess Jiutian Xuannü. [ 1 ] [ verification needed ] [ 2 ] [ verification needed ] She is traditionally portrayed as a highly skilled singer who plays a zither , and Sunü's songs were known for their ability to pacify wild animals, inspire plants to grow, as well as change the ...