Sun Wukong was actually inspired by the travels of Tang Dynasty monk Xuenzhang when he traveled west all the way through Persia , Turkmenistan and into Afghanistan to Northern India where he brought Buddhism back to China. Sun Wulong was written and inspired by his travels.
Guan Yin is the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara (the lord who looks down on the world with mercy or the bodhisattva of compassion) which comes from Indian Buddhism. He turned female and took on many folk traditions of the indigenous religions/beliefs of China. Guan Yin became so disheartened at the suffering of the world unable to curb it, she shattered herself into nothingness but Amitabha Buddha put her back together with a thousand arms to help/liberate sentient beings of all realms. Sun Wukong is said to be inspired by Hanuman as well.
@@RoseNZieg in east asia yes. Mostly people heavily involved in mahayana/vajrayana and ppl from areas of india, nepal, bhutan, mongolia, tibet use the male form. I wasnt fully aware of the female until further research. It is said in vajrayana and mahayana buddhas/bodhisattvas can many take many different forms to help all beings achieve enlightnment/nirvana. So gender doesnt matter, the core idea remains the same just traits added/changed.
The Monkey King? He’s not a legend. He’s a famous novel character from the Ming dynasty, [Journey to the West]. It is a very beloved fantasy novel and still widely read in East Asia.
@@onyxleoheart5226 I’m confused: In what way? The Monkey King story isn’t categorized as a legend. He is widely celebrated as a novel character. Of course, there might be a folklore or stories that gave the idea of the Monkey King, but it would be a lesser one at that.
As a Chinese, I would like to correct that there is something wrong with the album. In Chinese traditional costumes, the collar is right-crossed(交领右衽)， which makes the collar looks like the alphabet "y"(This feature actually influenced other East Asian nation's costumes like Kimono and Hanbok ), but this album obviously reverses it as left-crossed and makes it look like a reversed "y"(as ʎ). The left-crossed collar was once used as burial clothes in Chinese history, but now, it has been abandoned.
@@poxiaozhiguang @user-vd3gu5gp8m I’m looking for information about Grandfather #7 & Grandfather #8 (they catch or protect from ghosts, is what I’ve been told ). Anything you could tell me would be greatly appreciated, or just a link to a webpage or anything at all… I found a lot of good videos about Mah-Tsü (I like her a lot because I used to work catching & processing fish on the Bering Sea, so, since I was told about her protection and warning and help to those at sea… that píqued my interest)… Anyway, Grandfather #7 & Grandfather #8: I’m curious about these because I think maybe something supernatural happened: when I went to a very small temple where their masks (carved sculpture) and resplendent robes were displayed when not in use I wanted to take a photograph. Since nobody was around, I put my camera-phone very close to the shorter of the two & multiple times I pressed my button to take a photo and it wouldn’t work. It worked for photographing lanterns outside and for architectural items inside, but many multiple clicks and repositioning just only that carved mask the iPhone wouldn’t work…
For me, I would say there are 4 generations of Chinese gods that are overlaid onto eachother. From the beginning there was the Shangdi (later Heaven) of Shang-Zhou dynasty, and personal ancestor worship. The post-Zhou era gradually solidified into a sort of a more unified creation mythology and pantheon (Pangu, Nuwa, Fuxi, Yellow Emperor, etc), in which the nature of ancestor worship changed. You no longer venerate your own ancestor, but the ancestors of powerful leaders (as deities). Around Han dynasty the gods began to take on a more bureaucratic nature, with the Jade Emperor being conflated with Shangdi. The more modern, familiar pantheon came into place around Tang dynasty with ascended mortals (Guanyu, the door gods, the god of wealth, etc.) and dragons being incorporated into the existing mythology.
Very good list i would have exchanged chang e with er lang shen since he was a product of a human and a goddess and had to rescue his mother and prove himself worthy to his uncle. Plus he fought with monkey king to a standstill until monkey king was eventually captured
Emmm, there are quite a few problems. The name of the Jade Emperor in Chinese mythology is too long, but before him, there were kings of gods such as the Haotian God and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi （DongHuangTaiTi） of the Chu Kingdom. gradually they all evolved into a god, and the most popular term among Chinese people is' Heavenly Grandpa （LaoTianYe）'. Xiwangmu and Fuxi Nuwa, among others, were gods from earlier ancient times. The three emperors(Huang) and five emperors（Di） made significant contributions during the tribal period, and later generations have mythologized them. The Chinese mythology cannot be separated from the book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas（ShanHaiJing）", and many mythological characters and animals known in it have even influenced other countries in the Chinese cultural circle. For example, the four great mythical beasts are blue dragons, white tigers, red sparrows, and black turtles. Phoenix, various types of dragons, including the nine tailed fox that Japan and South Korea now prefer, many divine beasts and animals come from the Book of Mountains and Seas.
@@loranelson8476 no, most legend and version only mention nine I remember Few version and legend i was read from somwhere said when it come to heaven it will grow the 10th tails There is no legend and version said mythical fox have 1000 tails
@@loranelson8476 i must say this video is so much wrong about china mythology Except nuwa and shennong ( and i not sure about yu huang and fuxi because i don’t know did this god is the right god i know because i don’t know their china name ) The rest is not main deities of china mythology
Where are these depictions from? My goodness they’re gorgeously stunning! Great, great video; informative and entertaining all at once. Def got me to subscribe. Thanks!
XIWANHMU is also the Goddess of all the warriors and all those die in battle .Also Chang’E is an immortal not a goddess.sun Wukong is a novel character and a god .
Well, I'll be. Your pronunciation of their Chinese names are quiet good. But "Sun" for Sun Wukong should be pronounced as "Sooon" (soon but a little longer due to the Tone 1)
Not even a mention of Pangu 盘古? Who created the universe from chaos. He died from his work, and his body parts became the earth, mountain , river etc. Then there is the three pure ones (三清), which is embodiment of Pangu's spirit.
A little bit surprised _Guan Di_ didn't make the list. The god of war & economy is kind of a household staple. But I guess, the list sounds prominent enough without him.
Do you mean Guan Yi? He was a general, dude He actually existed and was worshipped as a deity after his death. He wasn't a mythical character like Guan Yin and Sun Wukong
I think it's much more common to see images of Caishen, especially during the New Year. Guanyu is known but I don't remember seeing any household images of him.
I thought so too but no , immortals and gods are different. Immortals cultivate to become god status through a process that that involves no love and no emotions called the heartless path.
@@pctechnoob8907 not say heartless, more like detached from the mortal realms, like those chinese webnovels that take inspiration from the culture of immortals, to aim to be as perfect as the gods in body and soul.
due to China being multi-religion, the gods can be roughly divided between Buddhist, Taoist, and Folk religions, and somehow Eastern heaven(Taoist heaven) and Western heaven(Buddhist heaven) exist at the same time also GuanYin is actually NOT a singular diety, but a collection of dieties, GuanYin is actually buddhist in origin, sanskirt Avalokiteshvara, which is "Boddhisatva of mercy", the earliest Guanyin is actually male, but multiple spinoff occurred, and the most well known ones are all female, like the "Guan Shi Yin(World Guan Yin, and probably the greatest of Guan Yin)" that appears in Journey to the West, and the "Thousand Hand Guan Yin" which have a thousand hands.....
The Chinese belief are more to ancestors worship. Before confusions, Taoism and later Buhdism came to the country from the silk road. Most are from Taoism belief. Guan Yin are from Buhdism belief, which she had male counterparts in India. Only she in Chinese, she hand many hand because her hand after being cut off to cure her father. She grow back her hand because her unable to help as many people needed her help. Monkey king story are created during the Tang Dynasty, as the real historical journey to the West happened.
Taoism is a native religion in China. Although strictly speaking, Taoism is not a religion in the general sense, it focuses more on personal practice, and its ultimate goal is to become an immortal (the Jade Emperor in the video is the ultimate case of success through personal practice).
Is there a connection between Chinese and Norse myths? (I see some similarities like with Odin, Thor and Freya) (Also, am I right to say there are similarities between these myths and Indians myths? (Specially Sun Wukong?)
Not necessarily. it's similar or seems so because naturals phenomenons are universals just like concepts of justice and love and the fact that humans explain the world around them through their gods. So it's no surprise that different civilisations have superficially similar deities for the same phenomenons. Of course, tales can travel far and contribute to that too. However, As far as i know, Norsemens never traveled so far as china. It was very far away and there was closers targets.
@@controllerplayer1720 Ok. But is it correct to say "Fallen Angels"? Sure there are links in how people personified and idolized attributes of nature; but does it necessarily link to Abrahamic religions?
@@controllerplayer1720the concept of fallen angels has been debunked but Abrahamic religions still hold on that belief. The coming revelation of ET's that Christians seem to always equate to Fallen Angels could change that.
Chinese gods looks like a Chinese. Indian gods looks like an Indian. Norse gods looks like a viking, Christian god looks like a European .. Which one is the truth
It so cool to hear about theses other gods. Deity’s are the same thing right so, why another name for it? Also does Buddha count for the Chinese since he was sun’s teacher ?
Gods in China are of two categories: deities or immortals. Immortals are cultivated (spiritual cultivation is the practice of seeking immortality through learning, meditating and practice of Taoism) and can be anything from plants to animals to humans who have cultivated into immortals as far as I'm aware. Deities are born aspects of their divinity (river gods for example). And then there is a muddled middleground in which something can be understood as both immortal and deity: "Flower fairies", dragons, etc. As for Buddhism: I'd say Guanyin is the most important central figure in Chinese Buddhism, but that has not always been the case and depending on dynasty and location, other saints/deities will be regarded as higher figure, and "Buddha" is only of a title, it refers to someone who has "awakened ones spirit completely". It's also the Indian title. In Chinese it would be "佛"
@@melonseiiLOVE So its more of a journey to unlocking your full potential on the path of enlightenment like what buddha did? something that easier said then done. Or they were born/ made into it like the other gods.
@@ZephyrBW well, immortal cultivation is taoism, it’s kind of the art of prolonging your life through virtuous deeds and self discipline. A little bit how Western heroes strive to ascend to legends through their heroism, but also mixed with the taoist fundamentalist teachings of balance in life. It’s a bit hard to explain but essentially there is multiple ways to become immortal. The first would be accumulating a lot of spiritual power (imagine more like magic and such). From artefacts or from incantations and spells, as well as absorbing other’s spiritual/life force (frowned upon, referred to as demonic cultivation) The second would be meditating and following the taoist teachings, which is said to prolong your life if you follow the path of immortal cultivation (so essentially you prolong your life until you live forever). Mortal heroes may be declared immortals by doing a heroic deed that is highly regarded (best example here is Yang Jian who ascends as the immortal god Erlang Shen for his contributions and deeds in the war against tyrant king Zhou). On the other hand, if a tree grows old enough it might develop a conscience and through further cultivation it can turn humanoid and then ascend. It’s said that spiritual energy is all around us in nature. Also in Chinese language there is a distinction between gods and immortals. “Shen” translates as god but means minor deities and immortals. Everyone with the prefix “tian” (heaven) is regarded as GODS and deities I hope I was able to explain it a bit because it’s hard to translate my thoughts and the cultural meanings from Chinese into English :P
Oh and to give another example of the tree metaphor: I think Sun Wukong was a rock before he cultivated into a monkey and then into the humanoid monkey. Then following his deeds with the monk Tang Sanzhan he is allowed to become an immortal deity, as are the other companions. So in this case it’s a mix of cultivating until sentient and good deeds to ascend into heaven.
@@melonseiiLOVE But he became immortal without dying isn't it that the transcend part only happens when the soul lives the body and the only way to do that is to die?
This is a list more about 10 more commonly known, instead of 'main'. Nor was the description accurate. Lei Gong doesn't remotely look like that, at least not the most well known one.
I am a Chinese and I have to say that the depiction is not accurate. Chinese mythology has many Deities, and many of the 10 Deities described in the video are more like characters from folklores than Deities worshipped in temples. Go to different Chinese temples and it is not hard to tell that many of the "main Deities" described in the video are not commonly worshipped.
Yu Wong: Not governing the universe that contain countles stars like earth or bigger. What I know there are many stages of the heavenly realms. 1-4th stage heavens, I am not sure anything higher than that.
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب no that's purely Chinese origin, there's archeological findings to prove that,and western dragons are totally different creatures from the east, translation cannot properly explain the difference
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب take for example we took Naga from India and say that's dragons too ,but we all know the difference,they also entitled 龍王，which means dragon king of some sort, but they only protect Buddhism,where Chinese 龍王have to perform a lot of work like raining and care for fisherman,we don't expect nagas to do the jobs
What is the difference between Daoism/Taoism , Confucianism, and Buddhism ? Apparently they are 3 different philosophies but came together in China. We already know Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are Buddhist. So what countries are Daoist/Taoist and Confucian?
just my two cents, their difference in the simplest form is: Daoism is about being in tune with nature, live with least interference of nature or coexist with your surrounding. Confucianism is about mannerism, society, roles, and rules, buddhism is about achieving nirvana, which i would say is seeking inner peace.
The meaning of gods is much broader than human interpretation. To more advanced civilizations a god refers to a beings ability to inhabit any point of attention, and with space races, a god refers to your ability to inhabit a star, which means you can steer a star, conjoin with, and determine, what a star creates. Dragons are similar to humans in that they are polarized incarnations, like all Life in form. Their polarized contrast is only Real from its reunification to Lifes purpose, to Know ItSelf, which means to know its nature, to choose to know its nature, this is the WONESS, the reunification of polarity by choice, Won Oneness
wait... so what do chinse believe then? I didnt know they had gods. I thougt the worshiped their ancestors, Taoism, confucianism, and Buddihim. So they believe in all??
depends on their religion... and sometimes, profession. For example, if you watch hongkong police drams in the 90s, there will be an Altar with "Guan Yu" statue in their station to which the policemen will pray too. And funny enough, their counterparts, the triads/"bad guys" also pray to "Guan Yu". If you are a student, you might want to go to Temple of Confucius to pray for good results. If you are a married and pray that you give birth to a son, you may want to go pray to Justice Bao (for the chinese name loosely translate to "Guaranteed Male")
Sun Wukong is possible the most powerful deity in all of mythology. He cannot truly be killed. Yu Huang cannot even keep him out of Heaven. AND he appears in several video games that are based off a combination of mythologies.
@harrishromero6447 After doing a bit of research, whereas Sun Wukong is best known from A Journey to the West, nearly every source of information that lists Chinese gods, deities, or mythological figures has Sun Wukong on that list. I understand that you may not consider Sun Wukong apart of Chinese mythology, it is clear that regardless of where he was introduced, he is currently and has been for a great many years, either a Chinese god, deity, or mythological figure. With many sources just outright considering him a Chinese god or deity more than a mythological figure.
@harrishromero6447 There are many gods and deities that are similar to other gods and deities from different cultures. It was a debate for many years that Zeus and Thor were the same god, in fact. The gods of Rome and the gods of Greece are another example. The Mayan gods have a monkey deity. The one thing that can not be denied is that they are ALL considered deities. It does not matter where they are from. It matters how the people of their culture view them. Sun Wukong is viewed and considered a deity by many cultures who recognize him, and not just the Chinese culture recognize him. It is okay for you to see him as "propaganda." Like many others, however, I will see him as a deity. That will not change, and this discussion with me will end here. Sorry.
@harrishromero6447 Your knowledge is limited and distorted. The writer is Wu Cheng en, research said he was not a believer of Buddhism, and there is a lot of sarcasm of Buddhism in the book, so it is totally wrong to say it is a propaganda for Buddhism. Wu lived in a place where monkey were very close to people and stories about monkeys lasted for thousand years, e.g. Wu Zhiqi was believed to be the origin of Sun Wukong
@harrishromero6447 Sun Wukong is not a god, he doesn't have a human's form, ofc he can, but in all movies, games, etc, he is a monkey. That is totally different from your god, unless you want to say our monkey is your god
Sun Wukong was actually inspired by the travels of Tang Dynasty monk Xuenzhang when he traveled west all the way through Persia , Turkmenistan and into Afghanistan to Northern India where he brought Buddhism back to China. Sun Wulong was written and inspired by his travels.
he didnt bring back buddhism he brought back scriptures. the mahayana scriptures
It was specifically one of Xuanzang's companions on part of the journey.
And people actually worship this fictional character as a gods or protector? What a mess.
@@byssmal just like how people worship abrahamic religion lol
@@byssmal he’s the Buddha of Victorious fighting.
Guan Yin is the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara (the lord who looks down on the world with mercy or the bodhisattva of compassion) which comes from Indian Buddhism. He turned female and took on many folk traditions of the indigenous religions/beliefs of China. Guan Yin became so disheartened at the suffering of the world unable to curb it, she shattered herself into nothingness but Amitabha Buddha put her back together with a thousand arms to help/liberate sentient beings of all realms. Sun Wukong is said to be inspired by Hanuman as well.
观世音不是女性，他是雌雄同体（或者说雌雄莫辨）的，同时拥有男女性的双重特征（或者同时没有，或者直接认为观音是无性的）。
long ago, I was shocked to hear that guan yin was actually a "he." guan yin is a very popular god.
@@RoseNZieg in east asia yes. Mostly people heavily involved in mahayana/vajrayana and ppl from areas of india, nepal, bhutan, mongolia, tibet use the male form. I wasnt fully aware of the female until further research. It is said in vajrayana and mahayana buddhas/bodhisattvas can many take many different forms to help all beings achieve enlightnment/nirvana. So gender doesnt matter, the core idea remains the same just traits added/changed.
So.... Buddhism was woke before anything?😂
@@112313 in the end people depicted Guanyin as female in some versions because of 'her' compassion reminding them of a mother.
It always amazes me what beautiful and epic stories humans could make
My Favorite Chinese Legends are The Monkey King, Nezha, The White Snake & Others.
The Monkey King? He’s not a legend. He’s a famous novel character from the Ming dynasty, [Journey to the West].
It is a very beloved fantasy novel and still widely read in East Asia.
@@onyxleoheart5226 I’m confused: In what way? The Monkey King story isn’t categorized as a legend. He is widely celebrated as a novel character.
Of course, there might be a folklore or stories that gave the idea of the Monkey King, but it would be a lesser one at that.
@@onyxleoheart5226 Okay, okay. Fine. 🙌🏼 I didn’t want to offend you; Confused, that’s all. Good day.
@@jefferyhanderson7849 Hanuman might be inspire the monkey king but who knows
Same! I love white snake.
Huayi: My girlfriend turned into the moon.
Zuko: That’s rough buddy.
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Seriously, though... Chinese Thor is badass.
As a Chinese, I would like to correct that there is something wrong with the album. In Chinese traditional costumes, the collar is right-crossed(交领右衽)， which makes the collar looks like the alphabet "y"(This feature actually influenced other East Asian nation's costumes like Kimono and Hanbok ), but this album obviously reverses it as left-crossed and makes it look like a reversed "y"(as ʎ). The left-crossed collar was once used as burial clothes in Chinese history, but now, it has been abandoned.
看这样子应该是镜面翻转了？视频里面没有反的
@@poxiaozhiguang @user-vd3gu5gp8m I’m looking for information about Grandfather #7 & Grandfather #8 (they catch or protect from ghosts, is what I’ve been told ). Anything you could tell me would be greatly appreciated, or just a link to a webpage or anything at all… I found a lot of good videos about Mah-Tsü (I like her a lot because I used to work catching & processing fish on the Bering Sea, so, since I was told about her protection and warning and help to those at sea… that píqued my interest)… Anyway, Grandfather #7 & Grandfather #8: I’m curious about these because I think maybe something supernatural happened: when I went to a very small temple where their masks (carved sculpture) and resplendent robes were displayed when not in use I wanted to take a photograph. Since nobody was around, I put my camera-phone very close to the shorter of the two & multiple times I pressed my button to take a photo and it wouldn’t work. It worked for photographing lanterns outside and for architectural items inside, but many multiple clicks and repositioning just only that carved mask the iPhone wouldn’t work…
ok
Thank you for sharing all this information with us 👊🏻
Now I regret not paying more attention and my Spanish class.... 😆🤣😂
yeah same.... i aced my other classes though
Oh thank you, I thought I had triggered some gesture based menu that changed the audio
german for me
@non-applicable3548 It's funny U mention German when I am just finishing watching a documentary on TH-cam about the sinking of the Lusitania 🚢 ⚓️ 🛳 🔱
@@dogvetusa Likewise
For me, I would say there are 4 generations of Chinese gods that are overlaid onto eachother. From the beginning there was the Shangdi (later Heaven) of Shang-Zhou dynasty, and personal ancestor worship. The post-Zhou era gradually solidified into a sort of a more unified creation mythology and pantheon (Pangu, Nuwa, Fuxi, Yellow Emperor, etc), in which the nature of ancestor worship changed. You no longer venerate your own ancestor, but the ancestors of powerful leaders (as deities). Around Han dynasty the gods began to take on a more bureaucratic nature, with the Jade Emperor being conflated with Shangdi. The more modern, familiar pantheon came into place around Tang dynasty with ascended mortals (Guanyu, the door gods, the god of wealth, etc.) and dragons being incorporated into the existing mythology.
Fascinating! The narrator's pronunciation of the Chinese names are impressive.
The overlap in what some of these deities do and stand for is interesting.
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It's no secret that Guanyin is so popular. She's an utter sweetheart! 💕
Yeah she is actually one of the gods who carried the journey to the west, but sadly they spelled her name wrong it's quan yin.
@@None12313 why would it be quan yin? Guanyin is a Bodhisattva in Buddhism. A east asian representation of Avalokiteśvara
@@terrencecheung7019 In different parts of asian they spell it differently but in Chinese it's quan yin
@@None12313 It's Guan Yin in Mandarin. Quan Yin/Kwan Yin/Kuan Yin is cantonese isn't it?
@@None12313You mean Cantonese…She’s called Quan Yin in Canto, But she’s Guan Yin Mandarin.
Very good list i would have exchanged chang e with er lang shen since he was a product of a human and a goddess and had to rescue his mother and prove himself worthy to his uncle. Plus he fought with monkey king to a standstill until monkey king was eventually captured
No,this is bad list , very bad
He only correct 2 in 10 people , the rest is not main deities
Leigong and Dianmu remind me of Thor and Sif among the Viking gods!
Tian lèi
Can we get more videos on the Chinese Pantheon?
Yes, please!
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Emmm, there are quite a few problems. The name of the Jade Emperor in Chinese mythology is too long, but before him, there were kings of gods such as the Haotian God and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi （DongHuangTaiTi） of the Chu Kingdom. gradually they all evolved into a god, and the most popular term among Chinese people is' Heavenly Grandpa （LaoTianYe）'. Xiwangmu and Fuxi Nuwa, among others, were gods from earlier ancient times. The three emperors(Huang) and five emperors（Di） made significant contributions during the tribal period, and later generations have mythologized them. The Chinese mythology cannot be separated from the book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas（ShanHaiJing）", and many mythological characters and animals known in it have even influenced other countries in the Chinese cultural circle. For example, the four great mythical beasts are blue dragons, white tigers, red sparrows, and black turtles. Phoenix, various types of dragons, including the nine tailed fox that Japan and South Korea now prefer, many divine beasts and animals come from the Book of Mountains and Seas.
I even hear that the Chinese version of the Kitsune is sometimes depicted with 1000 tails?
@@loranelson8476 no, most legend and version only mention nine
I remember Few version and legend i was read from somwhere said when it come to heaven it will grow the 10th tails
There is no legend and version said mythical fox have 1000 tails
@@vietcuongnguyenle8530 Oh, then must've been in another culture or something because I swear I read something about that. Thanks!
@@loranelson8476 i must say this video is so much wrong about china mythology
Except nuwa and shennong ( and i not sure about yu huang and fuxi because i don’t know did this god is the right god i know because i don’t know their china name )
The rest is not main deities of china mythology
@@vietcuongnguyenle8530 Alright. I'm mainly looking at articles so I had a feeling this video was wrong in some ways
Fascinating mythology! I do know that Sun Wukong is one of the most famous of these deities.
Where are these depictions from? My goodness they’re gorgeously stunning! Great, great video; informative and entertaining all at once. Def got me to subscribe. Thanks!
Probably AI
XIWANHMU is also the Goddess of all the warriors and all those die in battle .Also Chang’E is an immortal not a goddess.sun Wukong is a novel character and a god .
They’re popular, but there are more deities with mind shattering backgrounds like nuwa and fuxi
Well, I'll be.
Your pronunciation of their Chinese names are quiet good. But "Sun" for Sun Wukong should be pronounced as "Sooon" (soon but a little longer due to the Tone 1)
Great channel, i enjoy mythology and ended up here.
Not even a mention of Pangu 盘古? Who created the universe from chaos.
He died from his work, and his body parts became the earth, mountain , river etc.
Then there is the three pure ones (三清), which is embodiment of Pangu's spirit.
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Alright Chinese mythology thank you for posting Even if it's in Spanish
Woahhhh was the expecting this. My Spanish ain't that good yet 😂
esto se pone cada ves mas interesantes muy bien hermano explicaciones en españoles muy bien padre hermano.
A little bit surprised _Guan Di_ didn't make the list. The god of war & economy is kind of a household staple. But I guess, the list sounds prominent enough without him.
I guess that's because he was immortalized after his death? Similar to Joan of Arc.
Do you mean Guan Yi?
He was a general, dude
He actually existed and was worshipped as a deity after his death. He wasn't a mythical character like Guan Yin and Sun Wukong
I think it's much more common to see images of Caishen, especially during the New Year. Guanyu is known but I don't remember seeing any household images of him.
From what I see (at least from where I live), Guan Di is usually found in business premises, not households.
Yes, more Chinese mythology ❤
People complaining in the comments that the video isn't on their language when you can change the audio on the menu on the youtube player
Very nice 👌 ...... Thank you ❤️
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Its like saying zeus Athena medusa and Achilles are some of the top 10 Olympians. Your not all wrong but Way of the mark there mate.
Can someone tell me the name of the music that was played throughout the video please?
Hail to the Gods and Buddhas of China!
Why is Buddha not mentioned?
Nuwa and Wukong are in a lot of dramas.
Fun Fact: the Chinese God's and Goddesses are called immortals, Blessed Be.
I thought so too but no , immortals and gods are different. Immortals cultivate to become god status through a process that that involves no love and no emotions called the heartless path.
@@pctechnoob8907 not say heartless, more like detached from the mortal realms, like those chinese webnovels that take inspiration from the culture of immortals, to aim to be as perfect as the gods in body and soul.
I think immortals are not good translation. Immortals focus on not dead, can not express the characteristics of those cultivated successufully
Very informative. :)
All the images in this video are very cool and beautiful!!! 😮
Do you think you can make videos about Buddist Mythology?
due to China being multi-religion, the gods can be roughly divided between Buddhist, Taoist, and Folk religions, and somehow Eastern heaven(Taoist heaven) and Western heaven(Buddhist heaven) exist at the same time
also GuanYin is actually NOT a singular diety, but a collection of dieties, GuanYin is actually buddhist in origin, sanskirt Avalokiteshvara, which is "Boddhisatva of mercy", the earliest Guanyin is actually male, but multiple spinoff occurred, and the most well known ones are all female, like the "Guan Shi Yin(World Guan Yin, and probably the greatest of Guan Yin)" that appears in Journey to the West, and the "Thousand Hand Guan Yin" which have a thousand hands.....
Can you please post this video in English?
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Anyone knows the source of this videos' pictures? The artwork is great . . . .
Sun wu Kong is not really a mythology god. It is a made up character from the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.
He was a real historical figure named Shi Pantuo who was deified
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I liked when Jet Li portrayed Sun Wukong ❤
I love it so awome
The Chinese belief are more to ancestors worship. Before confusions, Taoism and later Buhdism came to the country from the silk road.
Most are from Taoism belief.
Guan Yin are from Buhdism belief, which she had male counterparts in India. Only she in Chinese, she hand many hand because her hand after being cut off to cure her father. She grow back her hand because her unable to help as many people needed her help.
Monkey king story are created during the Tang Dynasty, as the real historical journey to the West happened.
A little correction - the monkey king story - Journey to the West, was written by Wu Chen En (1506-1582) in the Ming Dynasty.
Taoism is a native religion in China. Although strictly speaking, Taoism is not a religion in the general sense, it focuses more on personal practice, and its ultimate goal is to become an immortal (the Jade Emperor in the video is the ultimate case of success through personal practice).
I knew most of these thanks to Koei 😃 😊
I knew them from The Emperor city building game.
The Gods decided to take Spanish lessons 😅
LeiGong = Thor?
Guanyin is one of the few tianzhun. Later in his life yes he. He transformed into an women and become an enlightened Buddha.
Is there a connection between Chinese and Norse myths? (I see some similarities like with Odin, Thor and Freya) (Also, am I right to say there are similarities between these myths and Indians myths? (Specially Sun Wukong?)
Not necessarily. it's similar or seems so because naturals phenomenons are universals just like concepts of justice and love and the fact that humans explain the world around them through their gods. So it's no surprise that different civilisations have superficially similar deities for the same phenomenons. Of course, tales can travel far and contribute to that too. However, As far as i know, Norsemens never traveled so far as china. It was very far away and there was closers targets.
its all connected because its thesame Fallen Angels..
@@controllerplayer1720 Ok. But is it correct to say "Fallen Angels"?
Sure there are links in how people personified and idolized attributes of nature; but does it necessarily link to Abrahamic religions?
@@controllerplayer1720 please, keep your christians conspirations to yourself.
@@controllerplayer1720the concept of fallen angels has been debunked but Abrahamic religions still hold on that belief.
The coming revelation of ET's that Christians seem to always equate to Fallen Angels could change that.
Chinese gods looks like a Chinese. Indian gods looks like an Indian. Norse gods looks like a viking, Christian god looks like a European .. Which one is the truth
Diff cultures have diff depiction of same God.
2023 watching a short documentary about Chinese deities and it's in Spanish.... So 2023!
Great video, but you should credit the artists whose art you used
The commentary switched from English to Spanish. What happened? Things that make you go huh? 🤔
They so have a Spanish channel. Maybe they got it mixed up?
It so cool to hear about theses other gods. Deity’s are the same thing right so, why another name for it?
Also does Buddha count for the Chinese since he was sun’s teacher ?
Gods in China are of two categories: deities or immortals. Immortals are cultivated (spiritual cultivation is the practice of seeking immortality through learning, meditating and practice of Taoism) and can be anything from plants to animals to humans who have cultivated into immortals as far as I'm aware. Deities are born aspects of their divinity (river gods for example). And then there is a muddled middleground in which something can be understood as both immortal and deity: "Flower fairies", dragons, etc.
As for Buddhism: I'd say Guanyin is the most important central figure in Chinese Buddhism, but that has not always been the case and depending on dynasty and location, other saints/deities will be regarded as higher figure, and "Buddha" is only of a title, it refers to someone who has "awakened ones spirit completely". It's also the Indian title. In Chinese it would be "佛"
@@melonseiiLOVE So its more of a journey to unlocking your full potential on the path of enlightenment like what buddha did? something that easier said then done.
Or they were born/ made into it like the other gods.
@@ZephyrBW well, immortal cultivation is taoism, it’s kind of the art of prolonging your life through virtuous deeds and self discipline. A little bit how Western heroes strive to ascend to legends through their heroism, but also mixed with the taoist fundamentalist teachings of balance in life. It’s a bit hard to explain but essentially there is multiple ways to become immortal.
The first would be accumulating a lot of spiritual power (imagine more like magic and such). From artefacts or from incantations and spells, as well as absorbing other’s spiritual/life force (frowned upon, referred to as demonic cultivation)
The second would be meditating and following the taoist teachings, which is said to prolong your life if you follow the path of immortal cultivation (so essentially you prolong your life until you live forever).
Mortal heroes may be declared immortals by doing a heroic deed that is highly regarded (best example here is Yang Jian who ascends as the immortal god Erlang Shen for his contributions and deeds in the war against tyrant king Zhou).
On the other hand, if a tree grows old enough it might develop a conscience and through further cultivation it can turn humanoid and then ascend.
It’s said that spiritual energy is all around us in nature.
Also in Chinese language there is a distinction between gods and immortals.
“Shen” translates as god but means minor deities and immortals.
Everyone with the prefix “tian” (heaven) is regarded as GODS and deities
I hope I was able to explain it a bit because it’s hard to translate my thoughts and the cultural meanings from Chinese into English :P
Oh and to give another example of the tree metaphor: I think Sun Wukong was a rock before he cultivated into a monkey and then into the humanoid monkey. Then following his deeds with the monk Tang Sanzhan he is allowed to become an immortal deity, as are the other companions.
So in this case it’s a mix of cultivating until sentient and good deeds to ascend into heaven.
@@melonseiiLOVE But he became immortal without dying isn't it that the transcend part only happens when the soul lives the body and the only way to do that is to die?
Interesting how similar they are from Greek and Roman gods
This is a list more about 10 more commonly known, instead of 'main'. Nor was the description accurate. Lei Gong doesn't remotely look like that, at least not the most well known one.
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She did what now!?
5:05 Did the potion do that to her or did she choose to just stay on the moon???
Both
I am a Chinese and I have to say that the depiction is not accurate. Chinese mythology has many Deities, and many of the 10 Deities described in the video are more like characters from folklores than Deities worshipped in temples. Go to different Chinese temples and it is not hard to tell that many of the "main Deities" described in the video are not commonly worshipped.
That was beautiful 😍
For one very brief moment, I thought the thumbnail said "cheese gods"
Iv seen so many of these names in the manhua iv been reading
Yu Wong: Not governing the universe that contain countles stars like earth or bigger. What I know there are many stages of the heavenly realms. 1-4th stage heavens, I am not sure anything higher than that.
Is there an evil god in this mythology? I keep looking but cant find a clear answer
I'm pretty sure this channel is an experiment with AI generated content
玉皇大帝 Yu huang da di means the Jade Emperor, almost nobody refers him as Yuhuang.
Tiếng việt gọi là ngọc hoàng đại đế. Còn tên đúng là Yu hoáng dà dì
As an Indian I don't know that monkey King is also God in China I thought he is only legendary warrior or demon
can u dubbed your videos in hindi?
Probably one of these guys could take on Zeus win the battle right ?
Yup
Que? Why not English?
May yuhuang,fuxi, bless china,chinese,and earth ,... Thiruvananthapuram Kerala India
Super confused here 😂😂
Guan Yin also one of the indian deities
Neither of my God are Aryans like Mithrad and the Dragon
All the gods from West are mostly Indian origin,we have specific names for them,西天，which means West heaven
@@奧理斯-u9y But the Chinese took the dragon from the Scythians in western Mongolia
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب no that's purely Chinese origin, there's archeological findings to prove that,and western dragons are totally different creatures from the east, translation cannot properly explain the difference
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب take for example we took Naga from India and say that's dragons too ,but we all know the difference,they also entitled 龍王，which means dragon king of some sort, but they only protect Buddhism,where Chinese 龍王have to perform a lot of work like raining and care for fisherman,we don't expect nagas to do the jobs
fun sides the stone that birthed sun wukong, is one of the stones make by nuwa to hold the heavens
Mythology Retold would benefit revamping the chinese faction
Why is this one randomly in german
What is the difference between Daoism/Taoism , Confucianism, and Buddhism ? Apparently they are 3 different philosophies but came together in China. We already know Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are Buddhist. So what countries are Daoist/Taoist and Confucian?
The only thing I know is Buddhists can't eat meat.
Confucian society can be easily found in Korea and Japan, where the work culture is very seniority dominated.
@@thefalconflame thought Japan is Shinto ?
just my two cents, their difference in the simplest form is:
Daoism is about being in tune with nature, live with least interference of nature or coexist with your surrounding.
Confucianism is about mannerism, society, roles, and rules,
buddhism is about achieving nirvana, which i would say is seeking inner peace.
@@isaacyingzhouteh so Japanese is Shinto and Confucianism while Korean is just Confucianism on its own?
It's in spanish
This video be a good amine
The meaning of gods is much broader than human interpretation. To more advanced civilizations a god refers to a beings ability to inhabit any point of attention, and with space races, a god refers to your ability to inhabit a star, which means you can steer a star, conjoin with, and determine, what a star creates.
Dragons are similar to humans in that they are polarized incarnations, like all Life in form. Their polarized contrast is only Real from its reunification to Lifes purpose, to Know ItSelf, which means to know its nature, to choose to know its nature, this is the WONESS, the reunification of polarity by choice, Won Oneness
What about Pangu?
wait... so what do chinse believe then? I didnt know they had gods. I thougt the worshiped their ancestors, Taoism, confucianism, and Buddihim. So they believe in all??
depends on their religion... and sometimes, profession.
For example, if you watch hongkong police drams in the 90s, there will be an Altar with "Guan Yu" statue in their station to which the policemen will pray too.
And funny enough, their counterparts, the triads/"bad guys" also pray to "Guan Yu".
If you are a student, you might want to go to Temple of Confucius to pray for good results.
If you are a married and pray that you give birth to a son, you may want to go pray to Justice Bao (for the chinese name loosely translate to "Guaranteed Male")
@@freethinker3693好难跟信奉唯一真神的人解释中国人的信仰😅
Chinese mythology is so similar to the Hindu mythology
All the gods are quite similar to Hindu gods
Your AI goddess thumbnail looking like Rose, lol
Nuwa is literally the only one that I care about! Maybe the matriarchal or matrilineal history of China.
Sun Wukong is possible the most powerful deity in all of mythology. He cannot truly be killed. Yu Huang cannot even keep him out of Heaven. AND he appears in several video games that are based off a combination of mythologies.
@harrishromero6447 After doing a bit of research, whereas Sun Wukong is best known from A Journey to the West, nearly every source of information that lists Chinese gods, deities, or mythological figures has Sun Wukong on that list. I understand that you may not consider Sun Wukong apart of Chinese mythology, it is clear that regardless of where he was introduced, he is currently and has been for a great many years, either a Chinese god, deity, or mythological figure. With many sources just outright considering him a Chinese god or deity more than a mythological figure.
@harrishromero6447 There are many gods and deities that are similar to other gods and deities from different cultures. It was a debate for many years that Zeus and Thor were the same god, in fact. The gods of Rome and the gods of Greece are another example. The Mayan gods have a monkey deity. The one thing that can not be denied is that they are ALL considered deities. It does not matter where they are from. It matters how the people of their culture view them. Sun Wukong is viewed and considered a deity by many cultures who recognize him, and not just the Chinese culture recognize him. It is okay for you to see him as "propaganda." Like many others, however, I will see him as a deity. That will not change, and this discussion with me will end here. Sorry.
Sun Wukong appears often because Mao Zedong like it 😀
@harrishromero6447 Your knowledge is limited and distorted. The writer is Wu Cheng en, research said he was not a believer of Buddhism, and there is a lot of sarcasm of Buddhism in the book, so it is totally wrong to say it is a propaganda for Buddhism. Wu lived in a place where monkey were very close to people and stories about monkeys lasted for thousand years, e.g. Wu Zhiqi was believed to be the origin of Sun Wukong
@harrishromero6447 Sun Wukong is not a god, he doesn't have a human's form, ofc he can, but in all movies, games, etc, he is a monkey. That is totally different from your god, unless you want to say our monkey is your god
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What about erlang shen the 3 eyed god
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These images are the most westernised representation of Chinese deities. They looked like Renaissance paintings...