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Menshen, or door gods, are
divine guardians of
doors and
gates in
Chinese folk religions, used to
protect against evil
influences or to
encourage the...
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underworld Imperial examination in
Chinese mythology Kui in
Chinese mythology Menshen,
Chinese Door Gods The Five
Poisons Yanluo Wang,
Chinese Underworld Judge...
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gates to ward off evil, and are
considered the
earliest examples of
Menshen (門神, 'gate deities' or 'door gods')
venerated under such practice. Later...
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putting an end to the last
remnants of Zhao. Li Mu
sometimes appears as a
menshen on
Chinese and
Taoist temples,
usually paired with Bai Qi. He is also commemorated...
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Every major city had a City God
appointed by the
imperial government Menshen, the gods of
doors Chen Wenlong, god of city
walls in
Fuzhou Makiubaya:...
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household mother goddess in
Meitei mythology and
Sanamahism of
Manipur Menshen,
divine guardians of
doors and
gates in
Chinese folk
religion Ông Táo,...
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later stages of the
Warring States period. Sun Bin
sometimes appears as a
Menshen (door god) in
Chinese and
Taoist temples,
usually paired with Pang Juan...
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through their intervention. For example, the
guardians of the doors, the
Menshen pair and others.
Various deities and
spirits have been
mythologically ****ociated...
- deities,
including the "Bed God" (床神, Chuángshén), the "Gate Gods" (門神,
Ménshén), and the "Toilet god" (廁神, Cèshén),
often personified as Zigu.
Zhong Kui...
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Menshen...
