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KSITIGARBHA, the earth store bodhisattva, with his staff he uses to pound open the gates of Hell, and his cintamani pearl for illuminating all the various realms of hell, to benefit sentient beings trapped there. Lotus Buddha, Art Buddha, Guan Yu, Little Buddha, Gautama Buddha, Buddha Buddhism, Buddhist Art, Buddhist Monk

Buddha Buddhism

KSITIGARBHA, the earth store bodhisattva, with his staff he uses to pound open the gates of Hell, and his cintamani pearl for illuminating all the various realms of hell, to benefit sentient beings trapped there.

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Chinese mythology

Emperor Guan. Unidentified artist, Quing Dynasty. Chinese Prints, Chinese Artwork, Chinese Painting, Buddha Art, Korean Art, China Art, Traditional Paintings, Art Themes

Chinese Artwork

Chinese Painting

Traditional Paintings

Emperor Guan. Unidentified artist, Quing Dynasty.

Sculpture of Xuanwu (Daoist deity of the North) Chinese, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 1573–1619 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Textile Museum, Chinese Ceramics, Blue China, Sacred Art, Museum Of Fine Arts, Chinese Art, Crystals

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Chinese Ceramics

Museum Of Fine Arts

Sculpture of Xuanwu (Daoist deity of the North) Chinese, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 1573–1619

MING DYNASTY. c.1500 - 1640. 'Fahua' Pottery Table Screen. Decorated in High Relief With Shoulou and the Eight Immortals. The Reverse with an Incised Design. For a Very Similar Chinese Fahua Screen see : The World in Colours ( Exhibition Catalogue of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 2006 ), Item No 31. Fahua Ware is Either Pottery or Stoneware with a Low Fired Vitreous Glaze Often with the Highly Fluxed Colours Seperated by Thin Walls of Clay in the Manner of Cloisonne. Ceramic Painting, Ceramic Art, Chinese Table, Art Tiles, Oriental Design, Antiquities, Clay Art

Ceramic Painting

Oriental Design

MING DYNASTY. c.1500 - 1640. 'Fahua' Pottery Table Screen. Decorated in High Relief With Shoulou and the Eight Immortals. The Reverse with an Incised Design. For a Very Similar Chinese Fahua Screen see : The World in Colours ( Exhibition Catalogue of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 2006 ), Item No 31. Fahua Ware is Either Pottery or Stoneware with a Low Fired Vitreous Glaze Often with the Highly Fluxed Colours Seperated by Thin Walls of Clay in the Manner of Cloisonne.

Robert McPherson Antiques

Robert McPherson Antiques

Chinese mythology

GoGoEm: May 2014 Buddhism, Noodles, Supernatural, Religion, Oriental, Princess Zelda

GoGoEm: May 2014

The world has many types of faiths. Some require more meditation than others. In Hebei province, China, there's a hotel called Tianzi, where guests literally live inside 10-story representations of Chinese deities, Fu Lu Shou, for good fortune, prosperity & longevity. Unusual Buildings, Interesting Buildings, Amazing Buildings, Modern Buildings, Places Around The World, Around The Worlds, Architecture Unique, China Architecture, Pavilion Architecture

Unusual Buildings

Interesting Buildings

Amazing Buildings

Modern Buildings

Places Around The World

Around The Worlds

Architecture Unique

China Architecture

Pavilion Architecture

The world has many types of faiths. Some require more meditation than others. In Hebei province, China, there's a hotel called Tianzi, where guests literally live inside 10-story representations of Chinese deities, Fu Lu Shou, for good fortune, prosperity & longevity.

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven. Chinese mythology - religion Chinese Buddha, Journey To The West, Buddha Painting, Monkey King, Chinese Culture

Journey To The West

Buddha Painting

Chinese Culture

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven. Chinese mythology - religion

The tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngoǔ; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3) is a legendary creature from China. The tiangou resembles a black dog or meteor, which is thought to eat the sun during an eclipse. Tales explain that you must beat dogs and drive them away in order to ward off the tiangou. The dog god would then spit out the moon and flee back into the heavens. Chinese mythology and religion Wolf Symbolism, Portal, Native American Population, World History Facts, Chinese Dog, She Wolf, Legendary Creature, Afraid Of The Dark

Native American Population

World History Facts

Legendary Creature

Afraid Of The Dark

The tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngoǔ; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3) is a legendary creature from China. The tiangou resembles a black dog or meteor, which is thought to eat the sun during an eclipse. Tales explain that you must beat dogs and drive them away in order to ward off the tiangou. The dog god would then spit out the moon and flee back into the heavens. Chinese mythology and religion

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven. Monkey Art, Japanese Tattoo Art, Japanese Art, Fantasy Illustration

Japanese Tattoo Art

Fantasy Illustration

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven.

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven. Japanese Prints, The Holy Mountain, Mythological Characters, Into The West, Legends And Myths

Japanese Prints

The Holy Mountain

Mythological Characters

Legends And Myths

刘继卣工笔画《大闹天宫》 He is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who made havoc in Heaven.

In Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology, the Kitchen god, named Zao Jun (Chinese: 灶君; Mandarin Pinyin: Zào Jūn; Jyutping: Joe3 Gwan4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chàu-kun or Chàu-kun-kong (灶君公); literally "stove master") or Zao Shen (Chinese: 灶神; pinyin: Zào Shén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chàu-sîn; literally "stove god or stove spirit"), is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family. In addition he is celebrated in Vietnamese culture as well. Ancient China, Ancient Art, Ancient History, Celestial, Folk Religion, History Encyclopedia, Taoism

Ancient History

History Encyclopedia

In Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology, the Kitchen god, named Zao Jun (Chinese: 灶君; Mandarin Pinyin: Zào Jūn; Jyutping: Joe3 Gwan4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chàu-kun or Chàu-kun-kong (灶君公); literally "stove master") or Zao Shen (Chinese: 灶神; pinyin: Zào Shén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chàu-sîn; literally "stove god or stove spirit"), is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family. In addition he is celebrated in Vietnamese culture as well.

Guan Di, the God of War, is a popular figure in Chinese mythology and culture. World Mythology, Celtic Mythology, Loki, Thor, Symbole Viking, Vikings, Traditional Stories

World Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Traditional Stories

Guan Di, the God of War, is a popular figure in Chinese mythology and culture.

Nuwa and Fuxi Chinese Dragon, Serpent Symbolism, Dragon Horse, Tarot, Hermes, Pseudo Science

Serpent Symbolism

Shangdi-Supreme Sky God in Shenism (Chinese folk religion) Chinese Emperor, Asia Map, Chinese Zodiac, Constellations

Chinese Emperor

Shangdi-Supreme Sky God in Shenism (Chinese folk religion)

A print of the Jade Emperor, (aka Yuhuang Shangdi, Yudi and Mr Heaven), the supreme deity in Chinese traditional religion. He is often depicted, as here, seated on a throne and wearing full imperial costume.

A print of the Jade Emperor, (aka Yuhuang Shangdi, Yudi and Mr Heaven), the supreme deity in Chinese traditional religion. He is often depicted, as here, seated on a throne and wearing full imperial costume.

LAN-CAIHE: God of the Poor, Friend of the Freaky Filthy Rags, Ghost Light, Les Religions, Flower Basket, Taiwan

LAN-CAIHE: God of the Poor, Friend of the Freaky

God of Prosperity wall scroll.....Cai shen (literally 'God of Wealth') is the chinese god of prosperity. Cai Shen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations. He is often depited riding a black tiger and holding a golden rod. He may also be depited with an iron tool capable of turning stone and iron into gold.... Chinese New Year Traditions, Turning Stone, Iron Tools, Black Tigers, New Year Celebration, Folklore

Chinese New Year Traditions

New Year Celebration

God of Prosperity wall scroll.....Cai shen (literally 'God of Wealth') is the chinese god of prosperity. Cai Shen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations. He is often depited riding a black tiger and holding a golden rod. He may also be depited with an iron tool capable of turning stone and iron into gold....

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Chinese mythology

Oriental symbol of courage and strength, the tiger appears sometimes as a mount of Chinese gods to represent the domain of these on the animal passions. The tiger is a yang animal that has the power to expel demons. Here, the god who rides it performs an exorcism by which expels five poisonous animals of a bowl. Illustration Design Graphique, Illustration Photo, Japon Illustration, Illustrations, Graffiti, Art Chinois, Art Asiatique, Art Japonais, Art Design

Illustration Design Graphique

Illustration Photo

Japon Illustration

Oriental symbol of courage and strength, the tiger appears sometimes as a mount of Chinese gods to represent the domain of these on the animal passions. The tiger is a yang animal that has the power to expel demons. Here, the god who rides it performs an exorcism by which expels five poisonous animals of a bowl.

Sanskrit: Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva, Classical Chinese: 觀(世)音菩薩, Guan (Shi) Yin Pusa, Japanese pronunciation: Kan(ze)on Bosatsu, "The Bodhisattva which perceives the sounds of the world", i. e. the cries for help of all suffering beings. Known to appear in the human realm in 33 different forms of incarnations. In east asian iconography, the female ones tend to be emphasized. The Magic Faraway Tree, World Religions, Guanyin, Statue, Tantra

The Magic Faraway Tree

World Religions

Sanskrit: Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva, Classical Chinese: 觀(世)音菩薩, Guan (Shi) Yin Pusa, Japanese pronunciation: Kan(ze)on Bosatsu, "The Bodhisattva which perceives the sounds of the world", i. e. the cries for help of all suffering beings. Known to appear in the human realm in 33 different forms of incarnations. In east asian iconography, the female ones tend to be emphasized.

床公床婆, Chuáng Gōng and Chuáng Pó, are god and goddess of the bed. People pray to them to protect babies, since babies spend a lot of time asleep. Chinese Phrases, Elves And Fairies, Pray, Legends

Chinese Phrases

Elves And Fairies

床公床婆, Chuáng Gōng and Chuáng Pó, are god and goddess of the bed. People pray to them to protect babies, since babies spend a lot of time asleep.

The Three Pure Ones (Chinese: 三清; pinyin: Sānqīng) also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities Creation Myth, Zen Master, Angels And Demons

Angels And Demons

The Three Pure Ones (Chinese: 三清; pinyin: Sānqīng) also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities

Hokusai KATSUSHIKA (1760~1849), Japan Japanese Artwork, Japanese Painting, Monte Fuji, Art Occidental, Japanese Woodcut, Traditional Japanese Art, Japanese Folklore

Japanese Artwork

Japanese Painting

Japanese Woodcut

Traditional Japanese Art

Japanese Folklore

Hokusai KATSUSHIKA (1760~1849), Japan

Guanyin Artist: unidentified maker Region: China Period: Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) circa 1175 Material: wood, gesso, pigment Dimensions: 91 in. high On view in the museum Sanskrit: Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva, Classical Chinese: 觀(世)音菩薩, Guan (Shi) Yin Pusa, Japanese pronunciation: Kan(ze)on Bosatsu, "The Bodhisattva which perceives the sounds of the world", i. e. the cries for help of all suffering beings. Known to appear in the human realm in 33 different forms of incarnations. In east asian iconography, the female ones tend to be emphasized. New Orleans Museums, Chinese Antiques, Sculptures

New Orleans Museums

Chinese Antiques

Guanyin Artist: unidentified maker Region: China Period: Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) circa 1175 Material: wood, gesso, pigment Dimensions: 91 in. high On view in the museum Sanskrit: Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva, Classical Chinese: 觀(世)音菩薩, Guan (Shi) Yin Pusa, Japanese pronunciation: Kan(ze)on Bosatsu, "The Bodhisattva which perceives the sounds of the world", i. e. the cries for help of all suffering beings. Known to appear in the human realm in 33 different forms of incarnations. In east asian iconography, the female ones tend to be emphasized.

A very rare group of five Daoist paintings on silk, China, Song/early Ming dynasty Asian Artwork, Traditional Art, Japanese Monster, Samurai Art

Traditional Art

Japanese Monster

A very rare group of five Daoist paintings on silk, China, Song/early Ming dynasty