Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Demon name "Li No Cha" | China | A monstrous Immortal with three heads, eight arms and nine eyes was sent down to earth by the Jade Emperor to defeat a plague of demons. China |
"Li Thieh-Kuai" | China | Immortal being China / Taoist |
God name "Liu Meng" | China | Agriculture god China |
God name "Liu Pei" | China | God of basket makers China |
Goddess name "Lo Shen" | China | Goddess of rivers China |
God name "Lo Tsu Ta Hsien" | China | God of barbers and beggars China |
God name "Lo Yu" | China | God of tea China |
"Longmen" | China | The dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon. China |
"Lu Dongbin" | China | One of the Eight Immortals. China |
God name "Lu Hsing" | China | God of employees, justice and salaries and another of the three gods who were known as Fu Shou Lu. China |
God name "Lu pan" | China | God of carpenters. China |
"Luduan" | China | A beast which could detect truth. China |
God name "Lung Yen" | China | God of the liver China |
God name "Lu Tong-Pin" | China / Taoist | Immortal being, he is Tutelary god of barbers. China / Taoist |
Goddess name "Long Mu" | Chinese | Mother of dragons was a Chinese woman who was deified as a goddess after raising five infant dragons. |
God name "Lu Pan" | Chinese | God of artisans. The deity concerned with builders, bricklayers, housepainters and carpenters. He is particularly revered in Hong Kong. According to tradition he was born in 606 BC in the kingdom of Lu, where he became a skilled carpenter. He turned into a recluse on the Li Shan mountain, where he perfected his skills. He is said to have constructed the palace of the queen of the western heaven. Because of his powers he was murdered. He is also an invoker of harmonious relationships. His festival takes place on the thirteenth day of the sixth month, when the Rains are due. Attributes include a set square and carpenter's plane. He is also depicted with an ax, the symbol of a marriage go-between.... |
"Lamps" | Christendom | The seven lamps of sleep. In the mansion of the Knight of the Black Castle were seven lamps, which could be quenched only with water from an enchanted fountain. So long as these lamps kept burning, everyone within the room fell into a deep sleep, from which nothing could rouse them till the lamps were extinguished. Christendom |
"Lawrence" | Christian | Patron saint of curriers, because his skin was broiled on a gridiron. Christian |