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In china, more than 30% of the population believe in Shenism or Taoism. They are very similar and are usually counted as one religion. We are not sure if Taoism branches off of Shenism or if it is the other way around.
Below, there are some of the most important Deities:
*deified: To make a god of.
Shenism incorporates Chinese mythology and the worship of Gods, Goddesses, deities, animals and cultural heroes known as Shens. One of the most famous heroes in martial arts is the red faced hero, General Guan. The Sun and Moon play a very important role in Shenism. The Chinese calendar includes aspects of the lunar and the solar calendar. Mythical figures from Shenism have found their way into other religions.
Here are some of the most important gods and their representations:
It is hard to trace back to the birth of this religion due to most of the information being passed on from generation to generation by word. Shenism continues thousands of years of tradition and beliefs.
As far as we know, there were no major problems the chinese religions had to overcome. These religions, teach you that it is not bad to believe in 2 things.
The chinese folk religion is most common in Southeast Asia. The Pew Research Center has collected statistics saying that 22% of the Chinese population practices the Chinese indigenous religion.
Shenism doesn`t have its own major sacred script. Most of it is passed on over generations by word. They do consider most of the Taoist texts to be attachments to their faith. Shenism is often considered as a branch of the Taoist belief. The holy script of Taoism is the Tao Te Ching.
" All in the world know the beauty in the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skillful , and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is" - The Tao Te Ching
Rituals involving various folk gods and goddesses remain an important part of Chinese culture today. The chinese think, it is alright to worship other gods of an individual chosen religion as well. Above you can see people worshiping a god in front of a shrine.
Meaning, nobody really knows what e.g. ugliness is. They only know what beauty is, which means they have an idea what ugliness is.
Altar to
Baoshengdadi
Yin and Yang:
As earth (and the mountain) and heaven-sky (and the Seven Stars of the North) Heaven and Earth become one.
The "First Great temple by the Riverside", in Zhangzhou, Fujian.
The Earth, Heaven and various stars also play a central role in worship and folk tales.