Shi Wenye
deity Chinese single tradition · 1
Shi Wenye 史文業 is one of the Five Commissioners of Pestilence 五瘟使者, who governed Heaven's Ministry of Epidemics. He is associated with the center and is the superior god of pestilence.
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 699
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Zhengyi wensi bi dushen dengyi 正一瘟司辟毒神燈儀, which dates from the Tang dynasty.
Relationships
- allied with
- Zhang Yuanbo, Liu Yuanda, Zhao Gongming, Zhong Shigui
- co occurs with
- Wen Shen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Five Commissioners, who governed Heaven's Ministry of Epidemics, were Zhang Yuanbo 張元伯, Liu Yuanda 劉元達, Zhao Gongming 趙公明, Zhong Shigui 鍾仕貴, and Shi Wenye 史文業. The first four were associated with the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter respectively) while Shi Wenye was associated with the center and was the superior god of pestilence.”
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