Fengdu Dadi
The Fengdu Dadi is a deity who resides in the Fengdu Ghost City, the Taoist realm of the dead. The Five Paths Generals assist in the administration of the underworld alongside other deities like the Fengdu Dadi and the Ten Kings of Hell.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with the Fengdu Ghost City.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ten Kings of Hell, Living Yama
- serves
- Wufang Guidi
- served by
- Five Paths Generals, Chitou Furen
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In some traditions, the Five Paths Generals are also associated with the Fengdu Ghost City (酆都鬼城), the Taoist realm of the dead, where they assist in the administration of the underworld alongside other deities like the Fengdu Dadi (酆都大帝) and the Ten Kings of Hell (十殿阎王).”
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“They are responsible for assisting the Fengdu Dadi (酆都大帝) in managing the souls of the deceased who transition from the mortal world to the underworld. Taoist scholar Ge Hong documented the Five Ghost Emperors in Taoist scriptures such as Yuanshi Shangzhen Zhongxian Ji (元始上真众仙记, Records of the Assembled Immortals”
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“Chitou Furen is a deity under the command of Fengdu Dadi who is in charge of the "Blood Pool Hell" (血池地狱).”
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