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| {{Short description|Chinese god of prosperity}} | |||
| {{infobox Chinese | |||
| |t={{linktext|財神}} | |||
| |s={{linktext|财神}} | |||
| |l="God of Wealth" | |||
| |p=Cáishén | |||
| |w=Ts'ai<sup>2</sup>-shen<sup>2</sup> | |||
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| |j=Coi<sup>4</sup>-san<sup>4</sup> | |||
| |y=Chòih-sàhn | |||
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| }} | |||
| '''Caishen''' ({{zh|t={{linktext|財神}}|s={{linktext|财神}}|l=God of Wealth}}) is the ] worshipped in the ] and ]. He has been identified with many historical figures, viewed as his embodied forms, among whom Zhao Gongming ({{lang|zh|趙公明}}, ]: ''Chao Kung-ming''; also known as '''Zhao Gong ]''' {{lang|zh|趙公元帥}} "Lord Zhao the Marshal"), ], and ].<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica">'']'', </ref> A large temple of Caishen has been built in the 2000s in ], ], ]. | |||
| Caishen's name is often invoked during the ] celebrations.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica"/> He is often depicted riding a black ] and holding a golden rod. He may also be depicted with an iron tool capable of turning stone and ] into ]. | |||
| ==Historical personages== | |||
| ]]] | |||
| Several versions of Caishen's incarnations' political affiliation and way of deification are circulated.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica" /> It is unclear whether they are genuine historical figures, though most of the stories agree that Caishen's most popular incarnation lived during the early ]. Most probably it represents the merging of several heterogeneous legends, the one of Bi Gan being the most ancient. | |||
| Legend has it that Bi Gan had a wife with the surname ]. His son was Quan ({{lang|zh|泉}}). After Bi Gan was put to death by his nephew ], Bi Gan's wife and son escaped into the woods. His death eventually marked the collapse of the ]. Later on, Quan was honoured as the ancestor of all ] by ]. | |||
| Notwithstanding the above, there is another legendary character of the Chinese God of Wealth which is generally known as Caibo Xingjun ({{lang|zh|財帛星君}}) amongst Chinese communities. Li Guizu ({{lang|zh|李詭祖}}) was born in the ] in ] Province and held position as a country magistrate. Li Guizu contributed significantly to the district, whilst people built a temple to worship Li Guizu after his death. The late Li Guizu was then conferred the title Caibo Xingjun by the Wude Emperor of ]. | |||
| === The Caishen of all directions === | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| !No. | |||
| !Direction | |||
| !Name | |||
| !Title | |||
| |- | |||
| |1 | |||
| |Center ({{lang|zh|中路財神}}) | |||
| |Zhao Gong Ming ({{lang|zh|趙公明}}) | |||
| |Military God of Wealth ({{lang|zh|武財神}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |2 | |||
| |East ({{lang|zh|東路財神}}) | |||
| |Xiao Sheng ({{lang|zh|蕭升}}) | |||
| |God of Collecting Treasures ({{lang|zh|招寶天尊}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |3 | |||
| |West ({{lang|zh|西路財神}}) | |||
| |Cao Bao ({{lang|zh|曹寶}}) | |||
| |God of Collecting Valuables ({{lang|zh|納珍天尊}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |4 | |||
| |North ({{lang|zh|北路財神}}) | |||
| |Yao Shao Si ({{lang|zh|姚少司}}) | |||
| |God of Profitability ({{lang|zh|利市仙官}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |5 | |||
| |South ({{lang|zh|南路財神}}) | |||
| |Chen Jiu Gong ({{lang|zh|陳九公}}) | |||
| |God of Attracting Wealth ({{lang|zh|招財使者}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |6 | |||
| |South-East ({{lang|zh|東南路財神}}) | |||
| |] ({{lang|zh|韓信爺}}) | |||
| |God of Gambling ({{lang|zh|大賭神}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |7 | |||
| |South-West ({{lang|zh|西南路財神}}) | |||
| |] ({{lang|zh|劉海}}) | |||
| |God of Luck ({{lang|zh|偏財神}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |8 | |||
| |North-East ({{lang|zh|東北路財神}}) | |||
| |Shen Wanshan ({{lang|zh|沈萬山}}) | |||
| |God of Gold ({{lang|zh|金財神}}) | |||
| |- | |||
| |9 | |||
| |North-West ({{lang|zh|西北路財神}}) | |||
| |Tao Zhugong ({{lang|zh|陶朱公}}) | |||
| |Civil God of Wealth ({{lang|zh|文財神}}) | |||
| |} | |||
| Caishen sometimes appears as a ] in ] and ]s, usually in partnership with the ]. | |||
| ==Buddhism== | |||
| Though Caishen is a Chinese folk deity, many ] venerate him as a buddha. In ] he is identified as ]. | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * {{commonscat-inline|God of Wealth}} | |||
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