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The History of God
FIELD No. D856
Visual depiction of Lu Dongbin

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Vol. II · Polytheism · wisdom

Lu Dongbin

Daoist immortal

a wandering scholar-swordsman with a gourd on his back, one of the Eight Immortals with his demon-slaying sword and wine cup

Organization
Mixed Bronze/Iron-Age pantheons
Time period
varies
Location
varies
Archetype
wisdom

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Mixed Pantheons (set 4) has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

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Bishamonten as guardian

Mixed Pantheons (set 4)

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Mixed Pantheons (set 4)

 Visual depiction of Meztli's Rabbit

Meztli's Rabbit

Mixed Pantheons (set 4)

 Visual depiction of Sarasvati-Benzaiten in syncretic form

Sarasvati-Benzaiten in syncretic form

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of Vac

Vac

Mixed Pantheons (set 4)

 Visual depiction of Amitabha in his death-guide role

Amitabha in his death-guide role

Mixed Pantheons (set 4)