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Chinese gods and immortals are beings in various Chinese religions seen in a variety of ways and mythological contexts. Many are worshiped as deities because traditional Chinese religion is polytheistic , stemming from a pantheistic view that divinity is inherent in the world.
This article is a list of topics in Chinese mythology. Chinese mythology is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature from the area now known as China . Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions.
Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.
This is a list of mythologies native to Asia: Buddhist mythology; Chinese mythology; Christian mythology (in Western Asia) Georgian mythology; Greek mythology (see Greco-Buddhism) Hindu mythology. Ayyavazhi mythology; Tamil mythology; Vedic mythology; Hittite mythology and religion; Indo-Iranian mythology. Ossetian mythology; Persian mythology ...
Chinese deities. Taoist pure ones; Japanese deities; Korean deities; North Asia. Siberian deities; South Asia. The image illustrates the Hindu belief that each part of the cow embodies a particular deity. Buddhas; Buddhist Bodhisattvas; Buddhist deities; Hindu deities. Rigvedic deities (see also Proto-Indo-Iranian religion) Sri Lankan Tamil ...
DALAL-CLAYTON, Diksha: The Adventures of Young Krishna the Blue God of India. With illustrations by Marilyn Heeger. New York 1991. Introduction. – List of Gods and Goddesses. – Krishna Is Born. – Butter Thief. – Krishna The Cowherd. – Radha, Krishna And The Gopis. – Krishna In Danger. – Krishna And The Lifting Of Mt. Govardhan.
The Cultural Revolution, between 1966 and 1976 of the Chairman Mao period in the PRC, was the most serious and last systematic effort to destroy the ancient Chinese religion, while in Taiwan the ancient Chinese religion was very well-preserved but controlled by Republic of China (Taiwan) president Chiang Kai-Shek during his Chinese Cultural ...
Pages in category "Chinese deities" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...