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馃嚚馃嚦 China and 1 moreDongyue Dadi鏉卞督澶у笣
The Chinese mountain god of Mount Tai who rules lifespans and underworld recordsBeing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Power and authority Living
馃嚚馃嚦 ChinaPanhu鐩ょ摖
A dragon-dog origin myth of the Yao and She peoples in ChinaFigure 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Legendary
馃嚡馃嚨 Japan and 4 moreK峁tigarbha啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き
A bodhisattva vowed to empty the hells and guard children, shown with a staff and jewel.Being 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
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- Dongyue Dadi: H2v5o68z, CC0, source
- K峁tigarbha: 嘟︵絼嘟︵紜嘟⑧緬嗑编溅嗉嬥綎嘟呧郊嘟樴紜嘟｀尽嘟撪紜嘟犩綉嘟︵紞, Public domain, source