Chinese Mythology Articles

Monkey King against Buddha – Chinese Mythology

Can Monkey King Beat Buddha? The Monkey King is one of the most interesting creatures in Chinese Mythology, not only by his name and visuals (yes, he is a monkey more towards humanoid, but still with his monkey mischief), but his characteristics as well. Monkey is...

The Monkey King Origin Story

Who is the Monkey King? The Monkey, also known as the Monkey King (Swan Wukong, (孫悟空 / 孙悟空)), is a character from Chinese mythology and the protagonist of the Chinese novel "Journey to the West", in which he is a monkey born of stone and thanks to the Taoist teaching,...

Guan/Kuan Yin – Goddess of Mercy and Kindness

The goddess of mercy was Guan Yin. She was born Miao Shang and was the daughter of a Chinese emperor of the Zhou dynasty. Her father wanted to arrange her marriage to a rich prince to increase his influence, but Miao Shang did not want to marry because she wanted to...

Amitabha – The Great Buddha and Path of Dao

Chinese myths also contain many Buddhist ones. Chinese Buddhism is also a combination of many other religious teachings and guides, whose goal is the direction of a better life and the path of enlightenment, bliss and the discovery of the nature of the world....
The 10 Suns And The Archer Who Shot Them Down

The 10 Suns And The Archer Who Shot Them Down

Ho Yui (Chinese: 后羿), known as Shen Yi or Yi, is a mythological archer who was later perceived as the god of archery. Legend has it that the archer descended from heaven at the behest of the Heavenly Emperor to deal with the misfortune of 10 suns in the sky that threatened life on earth. His wife Chang’e (嫦娥) is a lunar deity.

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Chinese Goddess and Creation

Chinese Goddess and Creation

Nuwa (女;) is a goddess in Chinese mythology, the mother of all men, the creator of the human race, a symbol of mercy and motherhood. Nuwa is the sister and wife of Fuxi (Fu Hsi - also the creator of mankind, the creator of hunting; he and Nuwa are the first people on...

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