Siming
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Siming is a Chinese male deity or deified functionary who makes fine adjustments to human fate. He is known by various English translations such as the Master of Fate, Controller of Fate, Deified Judge of Life, Arbiter of Fate, Director of Allotted Life Spans, and Director of Destinies. As Director of Destinies, Siming has the bureaucratic function of human lifespan allocation.
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Da Siming, Shao Siming
- syncretized with
- Kitchen God
- served by
- Three Deathbringers
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The ancient poetry text Chu Ci features to Siming in two titles of the Jiu Ge: the so-called "Da Siming" (大司命,Greater Siming) and the "Shao Siming" (少司命,Lesser Siming). The Chuci poetry anthology (collected late BC - early BCE) has a section Nine Songs (Jiu Ge).”
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