Dongyue Dadi

Dongyue Dadi
Dongyue Dadi
Chinese	東嶽大帝
Simplified Chinese	东岳大帝
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Dongyue Dadi or the Emperor of the Eastern Peak/God of Taishan/The Great Emperor of the Sacred Mountain of the East is a Daoist deity of the sacred mountain Mount Tai.^[1]

Since ancient times, Mount Tai has been 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 govern the lifespan and status of humans in this world.^[2] Taizanfukun is said to have had a ``roku meibo'' (roku meibo), in which people's fortunes were recorded in detail.^[2] It is generally said that he is the grandson of the Jade Emperor .^[2]

During the Han dynasty Emperors performed the Feng Shan ceremony on Mount Tai^[3]

References

^ 野口鐵郎 (1994). 道教事典 [Taoist encyclopedia] (in Japanese). 平河出版社. p. 437. ISBN 978-4-89203-235-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c 山北篤『東洋神名事典』新紀元社2002年、p.250
^ Skaff 2012, pp. 146-7.

[dokyo-1] 野口鐵郎 (1994). 道教事典 [Taoist encyclopedia] (in Japanese). 平河出版社. p. 437. ISBN 978-4-89203-235-6.

[toyo-2] 山北篤『東洋神名事典』新紀元社2002年、p.250

[3] Skaff 2012, pp. 146-7.

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