Five manifestations of Shangdi
Traditional Chinese fivefold deity
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The Five manifestations of Shangdi are in Chinese religion, the five manifestations of Shangdi. This idea dates to the Shang dynasty.[2]
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| Simplified Chinese | 五方上帝 | ||||||||
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| Five Deities | |||||||||
| Chinese | 五帝 | ||||||||
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The five are
References
change- ↑ Sun & Kistemaker (1997), p. 121.
- ↑ Didier, John C. (2009). "In and Outside the Square: The Sky and the Power of Belief in Ancient China and the World, c. 4500 BC – AD 200". Sino-Platonic Papers (192). Victor H. Mair.