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The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng 1-shên 2 Yan 3-yi 4; Jyutping: Fung 1 San 4 Jin 2 Ji 6) and Fengshen Bang (封神榜), [note 1] is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty ...
Xu Zhonglin (traditional Chinese: 許仲琳; simplified Chinese: 许仲琳; 1567 – c. 1619 or 1620) was a Chinese fantasy novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. [2] He is best known as the author of the 16th-century semi-mythical novel Investiture of the Gods ( 封神演義 ; Fengshen Yanyi ). [ 3 ]
Illustrations of Fengshen Yanyi from an edition of the novel featuring commentary by Zhong Xing (1574-1625) (book one). The Investiture of the Gods, also known as Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì), is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
According to local history, all the gods listed were once enshrined here, but they were later destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. However, the modern government reconstructed a replica of the Platform of Gods on the former site, turning it into a tourist destination. [9] Many statues of gods now stand before the site. [10]
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Qingxu Daode Zhenju (Chinese: 清虛道德真君; pinyin: Qīngxū Dàodé Zhēnjūn) is a character featured within the famed classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods. [1] He is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun. He has two disciples: Huang Tianhua and Yang Ren, and the servant is Baiyun Boy. [2]
[2] Seven years later, at a time in which Ji Chang was fleeing for his life from the capital after finally being freed, Leizhenzi, now seven, was sitting with his master, Yunzhongzi, atop Mount South End. Once Leizhenzi was told to assist his father, but first grab a hold of his weapon - which was by the cliff's edge - Leizhenzi looked ...
Taiyi Zhenren is what the Investiture of the Gods calls him, and he is based on the deity Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun (太乙救苦天尊). [1] In orthodox Taoism, he is the deity of salvation for all sentient beings in the 10 directions, with a different incarnation for each direction, and can transform into other incarnations for any purpose.