Old Man of the South Pole
The Old Man of the South Pole is a celestial being associated with the southern direction and longevity.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Heavenly Lord of Supreme Oneness and Salvation from Misery, Li Tieguai, Eight Immortals, 老人星, Jurōjin, star of the North Pole, Shancai Tongzi, Kuimulang, Queen Mother of the West, King Father of the East, Six Heavenly Ministers, Bai Suzhen, Guanyin, Jade Emperor, longnü, Jintong, Yunü
- teacher of
- Xianhe Tongzi
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Source passages
“the Old Man of the South Pole”
#21344 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“They were admitted to eternal life as a reward for their acts on earth and bearing gifts to the Old Man of the South Pole, the god of longevity. "The path to immortality includes achieving physical and spiritual harmony through meditation, diet, exercise, breath control, and the use of herbs.”
#21402 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the novel Investiture of the Gods, as the eldest disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, the Old Man of the South Pole descended to help King Wu in his attack against the deity Yin.”
#21530 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Jade Emperor was furious with them and wanted to punish them for breaking the celestial utensils. Fortunately, the Old Man of the South Pole begged for their mercy and was demoted to the mortal world.”
#21928 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5