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| Process/theory that explains deities by them starting as historical figures |
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| What color associated with the Flame emperor? |
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| Who was the founder of the Xia(Hsia) dynasty? |
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| The ethical total of one's actions |
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| What is the broth of oblivion? |
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| Served to someone leaving the 10th hell to forget their time in hell and all previous lives. |
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| Why does Yama rule the 5th hell in the modern daoist hell? |
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| He was too lenient as the ruler of hell so he was sent to the worst part of hell, the 5th. |
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| Why does the kitchen god leave the family on the 23rd of the 12th month? |
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| He reports to the Jade emperor of his family's status. |
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| Name eight of the 12 animals in the chinese zodiac. |
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| Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep (Ram), Pig, Dog, Chicken (Rooster), Monkey |
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| What festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month? |
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| On what day of the western solar calendar does the spring equinox occur? |
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| March 21st (or sometimes 22nd) |
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| How are the Lord of Mt Tai and the Emperor of the Eastern Peak related? |
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| The emperor grows out of the Lord of Mt Tai. |
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| Where is the Queen Mother's Palace located? |
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| Jade Peak/ Kun-lun Mountains |
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| Name the agricultural deties. |
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| Hun Lun and the god of milk |
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| What religion is the 5 pecks of rice? |
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| Where are the yellow springs found? |
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| What are the two souls in traditional chinese thought? |
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| What are the five paths in buddhism? |
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| Animal, Human, Heaven, Ghost, Hell |
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| Where are the isles of the blest located? |
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| In the sea to china's east. |
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| When was the first collection of Buddhist miracle tales written? |
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| In the late 4th century AD. |
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| Which of the following is known as the Chinese Goddess of Mercy? |
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| A story about the Buddha's previous lives. |
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| Which of the following concepts is NOT indigenous to China? |
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| Yama as the ruler of the dead. |
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| What is the vow all bodhisattvas make? |
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| To aid all beings to achieve enlightenment. |
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| Why did Fei' Changfang not pass the test given to him by Lord Gourd? |
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| He could not eat maggot filled excrement. |
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| Who is an important Daoist philosopher? |
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| Why did the yellow turbans adopt the color yellow? |
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| Because the Han dynasty had chosen the element fire. |
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| What did the Queen Mother of the West's rabbits help her make? |
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| What was a principal ingredient in medieval Chinese immortality elixirs? |
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| What happened to two of the Isles of the Blest? |
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| They were caught by a giant with a fish hook. |
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| Which of the following stories was NOT written by Ge Hong? |
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| Which of the Eight Immortals had his body cremated by a servant? |
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| How many subhells were in each of the punishment hells of the Daoist conception of the netherworld? |
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| In which of the ten hells is the "Mirror of the Wicked" found? |
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| What does Dame Meng do in the 10th hell? |
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| Administer the broth of oblivion |
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| What is traditional history? |
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| History that may contain both myth and legend. |
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| What are the two meanings of the Chinese term di (ti)? |
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| When Pan Gu dies what formed human beings? |
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| Which of the following is important in Chinese sericulture? |
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| What direction and element are associated with the Yellow emperor? |
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| Who were the father and son founders of the Zhou dynasty? |
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| In medieval Chinese myth, why is there a toad on the moon? |
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| Chang O trasformed into the toad after stealing the elixirs of immortality. |
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| in a hollow mulberry tree |
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| Who was the good first ruler of the Shang dynasty? |
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| What did Nu Wa use to make human beings? |
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| What animal and color are associated with north? |
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| Who does Chang E (O) steal the elixirs of immortality from? |
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| In more modern images, what does Chang O have with her on the moon? |
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| What forms the bridge that allowed Ox and Weaver to meet once a year? |
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| How many suns did Archer Yi shoot down? |
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