Chinese deity

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Chang Kuo-lao

one of the 8 immortals of Taoism

Wen Ch'ang

Chinese god of literature

Taoist Trinity

the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism

Heavenly Jewel

a member of the Taoist Trinity

Mystic Jewel

a member of the Taoist Trinity

Spiritual Jewel

a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse

Kuan Yin

(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon

Type of:

deity, divinity, god, immortal

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force