Sunü

deity sky Taoist single tradition · 3

A divine sister to Jiutian Xuannü in Daoist tradition. Together with Xuannü, their combined names form xuansu zhidao, which signifies the Daoist arts of the bedchamber.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
1644 CE
Attested period
1644 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Qing dynasty novels.

Relationships

sibling of
Jiutian Xuannü, Xuannü

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Sources

Source passages

“She and Sunü are divine sisters. Both their names combined, as xuansu zhidao (玄素之道), signify the Daoist arts of the bedchamber.”

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“Lishan Laomu and other female fairies were guests in Guanghan Palace and seated in the east, while Sunü was seated first in the west.”

#29664 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sunü (Chinese: 素女; lit. 'Immaculate Girl') is an ancient Chinese goddess. She and Xuannü are divine sisters.”

#29760 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001