Cai Shen
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alt=Caishen Statue at Gardens by the Bay|thumb|Caishen statue at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay to welcome [[Lunar New Year 2024.]]
Key facts
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- "God of Wealth"
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- Cáishén
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- Ts'ai2-shen2
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- Coi4-san4
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- Chòih-sàhn
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Historical personages
- The Caishen of all directions
- Buddhism
- Notes
- External links
alt=Caishen Statue at Gardens by the Bay|thumb|Caishen statue at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay to welcome [[Lunar New Year 2024.]]
Caishen () is a mythological figure worshipped in the Chinese folk religion and Taoism. He has been identified with many historical figures, viewed as his embodied forms, among whom Zhao Gongming (, Wade–Giles: Chao Kung-ming; also known as Zhao Gong Yuanshuai "Lord Zhao the Marshal"), Fan Li, and Bi Gan. A large temple of Caishen was built in the 2000s in Zhouzhi, Xi'an, Shaanxi.
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