Dark Warrior
The Dark Warrior ( Chinese 玄武 , Pinyin Xuánwǔ , Jyutping Jyun 4 mou 5 ) - other names include, for example, True Warriors , Emperor Xuanwu , Emperor Zhenwu or Emperor of the North - is considered one of the most powerful deities of Daoism . He is venerated by the Wudang fighters as their patron. Its cult was particularly widespread during the Song and Ming Dynasties .
The Dark Warrior acts as the deity of healing and exorcism . In the Han Dynasty , the Dark Warrior was cosmologically considered to be one of the four beasts of the cardinal points. Iconographically, he was depicted as a snake winding around a turtle. His correspondences were winter, water, the color black and the northern sky.
He later developed into an independent deity, probably as early as the 7th century. Zhenwu was most important during the Ming period. His iconography with bare feet and hair loose, which corresponds to the appearance of ghost media, also dates from this period.
Further designation
The various names of the Daoist deity Xuánwǔ - "Dark Warrior" are used differently in everyday life, depending on the customs in the Chinese culture. It should not be confused with the black turtle - Xuánwǔ (north) of the Siling , each of which is assigned to a cardinal point.
designation | Long characters | Abbreviation | Pinyin | Jyutping | comment |
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Dark Warrior | 玄武 | 玄武 | Xuanwǔ | Jyun 4 mou 5 | see black turtle |
True warrior | 真 武 | 真 武 | Zhēnwǔ | Zan 1 mou 5 | - |
Origin warrior | 元 武 | 元 武 | Yuánwǔ | Jyun 4 mou 5 | "Warrior of Origin" |
Xuantian Shangdi | 玄天 上帝 | 玄天 上帝 | Xuántiān shàngdì | Jyun 4 tin 1 soeng 6 dai 3 | "Supreme Deity in the Mysterious Sky" |
Emperor Xuanwu | 玄武 大帝 | 玄武 大帝 | Xuánwǔ dàdì | Jyun 4 mou 5 daai 6 dai 3 | "Supreme Deity Xuanwu" |
Emperor Zhenwu | 真 武大帝 | 真 武大帝 | Zhēnwǔ dàdì | Zan 1 mou 5 daai 6 dai 3 | "Supreme Deity Zhenwu" |
Emperor of the Polaris | 北極 大帝 | 北极 大帝 | Běijí dàdì | Bak 1 gik 6 daai 6 dai 3 | "Emperor of the North Polar Star" |
Emperor of the north | 北 帝 | 北 帝 | Běidì | Bak 1 dai 3 | "Northern Emperor" or "Northern Emperor" |
Dark emperor | 玄 帝 | 玄 帝 | Xuándì | Jyun 4 dai 3 | "Mysterious Emperor" |
Black emperor | 黑 帝 | 黑 帝 | Hēidì | Hak 1 dai 3 | "Dark Emperor" |
Deity Xuanwu | 玄武 神 | 玄武 神 | Xuánwǔ Shén | Jyun 4 mou 5 San 4 | "Deity of the Mysterious Warrior" |
Deity Zhenwu | 真 武神 | 真 武神 | Zhēnwǔ Shén | Zan 1 mou 5 San 4 | "Deity of the True Warrior" |
Deity Yuanwu | 元 武神 | 元 武神 | Yuánwǔ Shén | Jyun 4 mou 5 San 4 | "Deity of the original warrior" |
Diye | 帝 爺 | 帝 爷 | Dìye | Dai 3 each 4 | "Most Venerable" - colloquial term |
Diyegong | 帝 爺 公 | 帝 爷 公 | Dìyegōng | Dai 3 per 4 supply 1 | "Most Venerable" - colloquial term |
Shangdiye | 上帝 爺 | 上帝 爷 | Shàngdìye | Soeng 6 daai 6 each 4 | "Most Venerable" - colloquial term |
Shangdigong | 上帝 公 | 上帝 公 | Shàngdìgōng | Soeng 6 daai 6 gung 1 | "Most Venerable" - colloquial term |
Da Laoye | 大 老爺 | 大 老爷 | Dà Lǎoye | Daai 6 Lou 5 each 4 | "Old venerable" - colloquial term |
literature
- Fabrizio Pregadio (Ed.): The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism. 2 volumes. Routledge, London (et al.) 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-67815-5 .
See also
Web links
- The master of Wudangshan: Zhenwu - True warrior and patron of the Dao fighters
- Xuantian Shangdi (God of the Profound Heavens) (English)
- Xuanwu Temple - Qingshi Hall (玄武 庙 青石 殿) (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fabrizio Pregadio: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism. The Encyclopedia of Taoism. tape 2 . Routledge, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-415-67815-5 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).