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Chinese Deities
 Li Tieguai, the Deity of Medicine and Medical Treatment, is a young, intelligent and robust man.
He is a vegetarian, follows religious precepts and leads an austere life.
Han Zhongli, the Deity of Fortune, is plump and of huge stature, with a board forehead, long thick eyebrows and a large nose.
Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, is a manifestation of the Divine Mother and serves mankind in much the same way as Mother Mary. Many think of
her as the Buddhist Madonna and Saviouress of the East. Her names are as numerous as those of Mother Mary and her title and office as a Goddess denotes her level of
attainment as a Cosmic Being. What is surprising about this saviouress is that she originally started out in Buddhist tradition as a male known by the name Avalokitesvara.
A Sung Dynasty statue of Kuan Yin
Lu Dongbin, is the Deity of Industry, Trade and Business, Intellectual People and Poets.
He has a high crown, long ear-lobes, long eyebrows and elongated eyes like those of a swan. His left eyebrow is marked with a black
mould. His face features a large, round nose, chubby cheeks, a wide mouth and long, slender neck. This eight-foot-two-inch-Deity is
clever and has very good memory.
Zhang Guo Lao, is the Deity of stability, Long Life and Good Health.
The Zhang Guo Lao legend has it that a white bat lived on the sunlight and the moonlight for over a thousand years until it was made
into the deity. He can transform himself into an aged man and he has a white donkey as his vehicle.
Han Xiang Zi
Lan Caihe, is the Deity of Flowers and Abundance.
According to legend, this Deity was given a miraculous fruit that enabled him to maintain his youthful looks and complexion forever.
There is nothing to show whether this Deity is male or female, but, in Taoism, he is to be taken a male.
He Xiangu, is the Deity of Virtues, Loyalty and Gratitude.
He is knowledgeable, articulate and his words are endowed with reason. He is graceful and tender in his manner. He loves to help
the deprived with his magical powers and he is able to give solid predictions.
Han Xiang Zi, is the Deity of Fortune-Telling. He is regarded as a prophet and a music lover.
Having a special interest in people who had magical power he took lessons in magic and practised penance with Lu Dongbin.
Cao Guojiu, is the Deity of Status and Prestige, Royal Deities, Employees and Loyalty.
He was a member of the royal family and was blessed with a great fortune, yet he decided to sacrifice his luxurious and easy life for meditation.
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