Cangdi
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Cāngdì (蒼帝 "Green Deity" or "Green Emperor") of Dōngyuèdàdì (东岳大帝 "Great Deity of the Eastern Peak") is the
Names
Cāngdì (蒼帝 "Green Deity" or "Green Emperor") goes by several other names, such as Cāngshén (蒼神 "Green God"), also known as Qīngdì (青帝 "Blue Deity" or "Bluegreen Deity") or Qīngshén (青神 "Bluegreen God"), and cosmologically as the Dōngdì (东帝 "East Deity") or Dōngyuèdàdì (东岳大帝 "Great Deity of the Eastern Peak").[1]
Overview
The
Dongyue Emperor
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| Chinese | 東嶽大帝 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 东岳大帝 | ||
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As Dōngyuèdàdì (东岳大帝 "Great Deity of the Eastern Peak", which is Mount Tai), Cangdi is worshipped as a Daoist deity of the sacred mountain Mount Tai.[4][1] He is also considered significant in Chinese Buddhism.[5]
Since ancient times, Mount Tai has been seen as a place where the spirits of the dead gather, so the god of Mount Tai was thought to be the supreme deity of the underworld and governs the lifespan and status of humans in this world.[6] In Daoism, it is often said that he is the grandson of the Jade Emperor.[6]
During the
Over time, the role of the Dongyue Emperor expanded, moving from a local deity to a deity associated with life and death as a whole.[5]
The ritual of the storming of the city (打城) is performed in Taiwan and associated Dongyue Emperor, demonstrating this shift.[5][10]
Literature
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The Beginning of the Ji Zhou Period
The Etiquette and Ceremonial notes state that Jiang Shu, a later concubine of Emperor Xuan, became pregnant when she stepped on the giant footprints of Emperor Qing and gave birth to Huji, who became the founder of the Zhou dynasty.
See also
- Taihao
- Wufang Shangdi
- Dongyue Emperor
References
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- ^ "史記 本紀 卷六至十二". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ISBN 978-4-89203-235-6.
- ^ a b c "首頁 > 宗教知識+ > 宗教神祇 > 東嶽大帝(Dongyue dadi)". Archived from the original on 2022-07-14.
- ^ a b 山北篤『東洋神名事典』新紀元社2002年、p.250
- ISBN 978-0-19-999627-8.
- ISBN 082231195X.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Mount Taishan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "打城" [Beat the city]. nrch.culture.tw. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Zhou (2005), passim.
- ^ Zhou (2005), p. 1.
Works cited
- Zhou, Jixu (2005). "Old Chinese "*tees" and Proto-Indo-European "*deus": Similarity in Religious Ideas and a Common Source in Linguistics" (PDF). Sino-Platonic Papers (167). Victor H. Mair.