Mountain Gods
deity mountain Chinese single tradition · 3
Mountain Gods are Asian tutelary deities associated with mountains. They are related to dizhu shen, tudigongs and City Gods. They are well-known in Korea and some prominent Chinese mountains have shrines to similar deities in the Daoist traditions.
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When
Relationships
- serves
- Houtu
- co occurs with
- yamako, yamabiko, Dashiye, Pudu Gong, Earth Gods, Dharma Protectors, wandering spirits
- parent of
- Satori
- served by
- Hu Ye
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Mountain Gods (Chinese: 山神) are Asian tutelary deities associated with mountains. They are related to dizhu shen, tudigongs and City Gods.”
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“There is also a theory that they are the child incarnations of mountain gods who have come to ruin and turned into a yōkai form.”
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“With this, Dashiye, the Mountain Gods, the Earth Gods, the Dharma Protectors, and other deities have fulfilled their merits.”
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