CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

Sun-Wukong (also known as the Monkey God)

In Chinese Mythology they belived that from the beginning of time, a certain rock on the Mountain of Fruit and Flowers had been soaking up the goodness of nature and QI energy. One day this pregnant rock released a stone egg, and from it hatched a Stone Ape, who solemnly bowed to the Four Corners of the Earth. This was Monkey. He was the high-spirited, egotistical and full of mischievous pranks god. Wukong began as a monkey born of a stone made of primal chaos. He jumped through the waterfall on their island, The Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, and discovered the Water-Curtain Cave. The other monkeys proclaimed him the "Monkey King" for his feat. After celebrating, he soon realized that he was still a normal monkey; he wanted immortality. Determined to find immortal beings and learn their ways, he traveled on a raft to new lands, finally finding the Patriarch Subodhi and becoming his disciple.

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Tu Di Gong

Tu Di Gong is a earth god worshipped in China. A popular Chinese deity, he is worshipped by Chinese folk religion worshippers and Taoists. A formal name for Tu Di Gong is Fudezhengshen, meaning the earth god of wealth and merit. He was the deity who was in charge of administering the affairs of a particular villages. This god was not all-powerful, but was a modest heavenly bureaucrat to whom individual villagers could turn in times of drought or famine. Today, he is still worshipped by many Chinese. House shrines and temples usually honor Tu Di Gong, whose image is commonly located under the main altar. Commoners often called Tu Di Gong "Grandpa," which reflects his close relationship to the common people.

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