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Menshen, or door gods, are
divine guardians of
doors and
gates in
Chinese folk religions, used to
protect against evil
influences or to
encourage the...
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gates to ward off evil, and are
considered the
earliest examples of
Menshen (門神, 'gate deities' or 'door gods')
venerated under such practice. Later...
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dance —
another use of lion
imagery in
costume and motion.
Medici lions Menshen — also
known as door gods Nghê —
creatures with
similar functions to Chinese...
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putting an end to the last
remnants of Zhao. Li Mu
sometimes appears as a
menshen on
Chinese and
Taoist temples,
usually paired with Bai Qi. He is also commemorated...
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underworld Imperial examination in
Chinese mythology Kui in
Chinese mythology Menshen,
Chinese Door Gods The Five
Poisons Yanluo Wang,
Chinese Underworld Judge...
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household mother goddess in
Meitei mythology and
Sanamahism of
Manipur Menshen,
divine guardians of
doors and
gates in
Chinese folk
religion Ông Táo,...
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contains advice for
attacking besieged cities. Sun
sometimes appears as a
Menshen (door god) in
Chinese and
Taoist temples,
usually paired with Pang. His...
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guardians in
northern Asian languages are Kongōrikishi or Niō in ****anese,
menshen in Chinese, and
Narayeongeumgang in Korean.
Dvarapalas as an architectural...
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Every major city had a City God
appointed by the
imperial government Menshen, the gods of
doors Chen Wenlong, god of city
walls in
Fuzhou Makiubaya:...
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through their intervention. For example, the
guardians of the doors, the
Menshen pair and others.
Various deities and
spirits have been
mythologically ****ociated...
