Taiyin Xingjun
Also known as Queen Jiang(Jiuhou Nü) of Investiture of the Gods in taoism and Chinese folk religion.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Wu Cheng'en's late 16th-century novel Journey to the West.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yuhua, Tu'er Ye, Wu Gang, Heavenly Tumbleweed, Yue Lao, Sūryaprabha, Bhaiṣajyaguru, Jaci, Changxi, Pah, Abaangui, Arasy, Kunnechup Kamui, Jie Lin, Guanyin, Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong
- syncretized with
- Moonlight Bodhisattva, Candraprabha, Queen Jiang, Queen Mother of the West
- aspect of
- Candraprabha
- manifests as
- Chang E
- allied with
- Chang E
- consort of
- Taiyang Xingjun
- has aspect
- Jielin
- manifested by
- Candraprabha
- served by
- Jade Rabbit
Mentioned by
- Yue Lao
- Sūryaprabha
- Bhaiṣajyaguru
- Jaci
- Changxi
- Pah
- Abaangui
- Arasy
- Kunnechup Kamui
- Jie Lin
- Guanyin
- Zhu Bajie
- Sun Wukong
- Queen Mother of the West
- Taiyang Xingjun
- Jielin
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“Taiyin Xingjun (太陰星君; Tàiyīn xīng jūn) or Queen Jiang(Jiuhou Nü) of Investiture of the Gods in taoism and Chinese folk religion.”
#18402 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“had to be retrieved by Chang'e and Taiyin Xingjun before Sun Wukong killed the rabbit”
#18644 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Taiyin Xingjun is rarely worshipped in mainland China, but there are some temples in Taiwan dedicated to Taiyin Xingjun. The oldest one is the Guan Shengdijun Temple in Daxi, which has a history of over a hundred years and does enshrine her.”
#18961 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Chinese folk religion, the moon god Taiyin Xingjun is depicted as his incarnation while also known as the Yuehui Bodhisattva (月慧菩萨) in Yiguandao.”
#19166 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5