Sanxiao Niangniang
Sanxiao Niangniang are three celestial maidens who assist those who are genuinely benevolent. They are known to grant children to those who are deserving. People with questionable intentions and poor reputations who prayed to them for children went unanswered.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Toilet gods have been worshipped since the Six Dynasties period; Ming period novel portrays the deity as three sisters.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Zigu
Sources
Source passages
“On Mount Emei stands the Sanxiao Cave, which was once a Taoist sanctuary dedicated to the Sanxiao Niangniang. However, a mysterious incident occurred there in 1937, tragically claiming the lives of 72 individuals. This incident is known as the Sanxiaodong Massacre.”
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“Among the toilet gods, Zigu and Sanxiao Niangniang are particularly enshrined...Another interpretation came from a popular novel of the Ming period, which portrayed the latrine deity as three sisters who were responsible for the Primeval Golden Dipper”
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