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The Eight Immortals crossing the sea, from Myths and Legends of China. [9] Clockwise in the boat starting from the stern: He Xian'gu, Han Xiang Zi, Lan Caihe, Li Tieguai, Lü Dongbin, Zhongli Quan, Cao Guojiu and outside the boat is Zhang Guo Lao. The Immortals are the subject of many artistic creations, such as paintings and sculptures.
The gods and immortals（神仙） believed in by Taoism can be roughly divided into two categories, namely "gods" and "xian" (immortals). "Gods" refers to deities and there are many kinds, that is, heaven gods/celestials（天神), earth spirits（地祇), wuling（物灵, animism, the spirit of all things, netherworld gods（地府神灵 ...
Li Tieguai (Chinese: 李鐵拐; lit. 'Iron Crutch Li') is a figure in Chinese folklore and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is sometimes described as irascible and ill-tempered, but also benevolent to the poor, sick and the needy, whose suffering he alleviates with special medicine from his bottle gourd.
Zhongli Quan, courtesy name Jidao, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is also known as Han Zhongli because he was said to have been born in the Han dynasty. In legend, he holds a peach and wields a large feather fan [1] which can resurrect the dead and transform stones into silver or gold.
According to the Hsiu hsiang Pa Hsien tung yu chi, epithets of Lan Caihe include "the Red-footed Great Genius," Ch’ih-chiao Ta-hsien incarnate. [1] Lan was also called the "foot-stomping immortal," [13] which was a reference to the genre of music that Lan performed, "stomping songs," which are described further below.
Works about the Eight Immortals (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Eight Immortals" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Eight Treasures charms can alternatively display the eight precious organs of the Buddha's body, the eight auspicious signs, various emblems of the eight Immortals from Taoism, or eight normal Chinese character. [4] They often have thematic inscriptions. [4]
Zhang Guo, better known as Zhang Guolao, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. Among the Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao, Zhongli Quan and Lü Yan are the only ones who appear in historical records as genuine figures in society at specific times and places.