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Shihao (traditional Chinese: 諡號; simplified Chinese: 谥号; pinyin: shì hào) is a Chinese term that means posthumous name and title. [4] The names of living Chinese people may be any combination of characters. Most often, posthumous names are chosen from a relatively small list, with their literal meaning eroding as a result. [5]
Owuo, Akan God of Death and Destruction, and the Personification of death. Name means death in the Akan language. Asase Yaa, one half of an Akan Goddess of the barren places on Earth, Truth and is Mother of the Dead; Amokye, Psychopomp in Akan religion who fishes the souls of the dead from the river leading to Asamando, the Akan underworld
In Hinduism and Buddhism, Mara determines fates of death and desire that tether people to an unending cycle of reincarnation and suffering. He leads people to sin, misdeeds, and self-destruction. [9] Meanwhile, gwai does not necessarily mean 'evil' or demonic spirits. Classically, it simply means deceased spirits or souls of the dead.
When choosing a Chinese baby girl name, take into consideration family connections, any special significance the name has to you, and of course the meaning behind the name. Here are 110 from which ...
When choosing a Chinese baby boy name, look for a positive meaning, family connections, and any special significance the name has to you. Here are 100 from which to choose. Chinese names for baby boys
Chinese Bronze script for po 魄 or 霸 "lunar brightness" Chinese Seal script for po 魄 "soul" Chinese Seal script for hun 魂 "soul". Like many Chinese characters, 魂 and 魄 are "phono-semantic" or "radical-phonetic" graphs combining a semantic radical showing the rough meaning of the character with a phonetic guide to its former pronunciation in Ancient Chinese.
Diyu (traditional Chinese: 地獄; simplified Chinese: 地狱; pinyin: dìyù; lit. 'earth prison') is the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology.It is loosely based on a combination of the Buddhist concept of Naraka, traditional Chinese beliefs about the afterlife, and a variety of popular expansions and reinterpretations of these two traditions.
The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...