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Religious Daoism (Daojiao 道教)
Deities in Daoism and in popular religion, Daoist saints and immortals

Daoist Deities

三清 Sanqing The three pures
四御 Siyu The four guides
護法四聖 Hufa sisheng The four saints protecting the standards
五老君 Wulaojun The five old lords
五星七曜星君 Wuxing qiyaoxing jun
北斗七星君 Beidou qixing jun The lord of the seven stars of the Northern Dipper
四靈二十八宿 Siling ershibaxie The twenty-eight seats of the four souls
真武大帝 Zhenwu dadi The true-martial great emperor
長生大帝 Changsheng dadi Thre great eperor of longevity
三官大帝 Sanguan dadi
黄帝 Huang Di, The Yellow Emperor
西王母 Xiwangmu The Queen Mother of the West
東王公 Dongwang gong
九天玄女 Jiutian xuannü
斗姆 Doumu Mother Dipper
嫘祖 Leizu
醫王 Yiwang The God of Medicine
葯王 Yaowang The God of Pharmaceuticals
二郎神 Erlangshen

Popular deities

城隍 Chenghuang City gods
土地 Tudi Earth gods
太歲 Taisui The Planet Jupiter
雷神 Leishen Thunder gods
門神 Menshen Door gods
竈神 Zaoshen Stove gods
財神 Caishen The god of wealth
福祿壽三星 Fulushou sanxing The gods of prosperity, luck and longevity
行神 Xingshen
三尸神 Sanshishen
瘟神 Wenshen Pestilence gods
葯王 Yaowang The kind of medicine
蠶神 Canshen The goddess of silk
廁神 Ceshen
媽祖 Mazu
臨水夫人 Linshui furen
保生大帝 Baosheng dadi
開漳聖王 Kaizhang shengwang
三山國王 Sanshanguo wang

Immortals and deified historical persons

赤松子 Master Red Pine
寧封子 Master Ningfeng
廣成子 Master Guangcheng
容成公 Rongcheng gong
赤精子 Master Chijing
彭祖 Pengzu
太玄女 Taixuannü The Maiden of the Great Mystery
關聖帝君 Guansheng dijun
王喬 Wang Qiao
鬼谷先生 Guigu xiansheng
安期生 Anqi sheng
許真君 Xu zhenren
尹真人 Yin zhenren
薩真人 Sa zhenren
陰長生 Yin changsheng
河上公 Heshang gong
張三豐 Zhang Sanfeng
岳飛 Yue Fei
趙公明 Zhao Gongming
三茅真君 Sanmao zhenjun
麻姑 Magu
驪山老母 Lishan laomu The old lady from Mt. Lishan
四大真人 Si da zhenren
八仙 Baxian The eight immortals
王靈官 Wang Lingguan
文昌帝君 Wenchang dijun
東嶽大帝 Dongyue dadi
酆都大帝 Fengdu dadi
關聖帝君 Guansheng dijun
碧霞元君 Bixua yuanjun
降魔護道天尊 Jiangmo hudao tianzun
五嶽大帝 Wuyue dadi The great emperors of the five summits

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