Star-names in the Creation (or Appointing / Ennobling / Enfeofment) of the Gods
immortals discussing west Qi (p. 891):
# |
immortal |
from |
1 |
Master Grand Completion |
Peach Spring Cave on Nine Immortal Mountain |
2 |
Master Pure Essence |
Exalted Cloud Cave on Mt. Taihua |
3 |
Yellow Dragon Immortal |
Fairy Maid Cave on Two Caelestial Mountain |
4 |
Krakuccanda (who later became a Buddha) |
Flying Cloud Cave on Dragon Squeezing Mountain |
5 |
Fairy Primordial |
Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain |
6 |
Master Spiritual Treasure |
Original Yang Cave on Mt. Kongtong |
7 |
Heavenly Master of Outstanding Culture (who later became Bodhisattva) |
High Cloud Cave on Five Dragon Mountain |
8 |
Immortal of Universal Virtue (who later became Bodhisattva) |
White Crane Cave on Nine Palace Mountain |
10 |
Immortal of Merciful Navigation |
Perfumed Wood Cave on Mt. Putuo |
11 |
Immortal Jade Tripod |
Golden Haze Cave on Mt. Jade Spring |
12 |
Heavenly Master of Divine Virtue |
Jade House Cave on Mt. Golden Courtyard |
13 |
Master Virtue of the Pure Void |
Purple Sun Cave on Mt. Green Peak |
disciples of the Grand Master of Heaven (pp. 1597 & 1599):
# |
name |
|
1 |
Multi-Precious |
(p. 1597) |
2 |
Mother Golden Spirit |
|
3 |
Mother Invincible |
|
4 |
Mother Spiritual Tortoise |
|
5 |
Fairy Golden Light |
|
6 |
Fairy Black Cloud |
(p. 1599) |
7 |
Fairy Adjoining Reed |
|
8 |
Fairy Spiritual Teeth |
|
9 |
Fairy Dragon head |
|
10 |
Fairy Gold Headring |
|
11 |
Fairy Light With Long Ears |
disciples of the Heavenly Progenitor, in pairs (p. 1599):
# |
one of pair |
other of pair |
1 |
Pure Essence |
Grand Completion |
2 |
Fairy Primordial |
Master Spiritual Treasure |
3 |
Virtue of the Pure Void |
Krakucchanda |
4 |
Heavenly Master of Outstanding Culture |
Universal Virtue |
5 |
Master of the Clouds |
Merciful navigation |
6 |
Jade Tripod |
Heavenly Master of Divine Virtue |
7 |
Yellow Dragon Immortal |
Lu Ya |
8 |
Burning Lamp |
Jiang Ziya |
9 |
Jinzha |
Muzha |
10 |
Wei Hu |
Thunderbolt |
11 |
Li Jing taking up the rear |
Nezha at the head |
twenty-four thunder-deities, under Wen Zhong (pp. 2101 & 2103):
# |
name |
function |
23 |
+Mother Golden Light |
Goddess of Lightning (p. 2103) |
24 |
+Fairy Lotus |
Goddess of the Wind |
Gods or Goddesses of the stars (pp. 2107 & 2109 & 2111):
# |
star-name |
deity etc. |
1 |
Green Dragon |
(p. 2107) |
2 |
White Tiger |
|
3 |
Red Sparrow |
|
4 |
Mysterious Martial |
|
5 |
Gone-with-the-Old |
|
6 |
Snake |
|
7 |
Solar |
|
8 |
Lunar |
|
9 |
Jade hall |
|
10 |
Heavenly Precious |
|
12 |
Dragon Virtue |
|
13 |
Red Phoenix |
|
14 |
Heavenly Happy |
|
15 |
Heavenly Virtue |
|
16 |
Lunar Virtue |
|
17 |
Heavenly Amnesty |
|
18 |
+Upright Behavior |
+lady Jia (Huang Feihu's wife) |
19 |
Metal Mansion |
|
20 |
Wooden Mansion |
|
21 |
Water mansion |
|
22 |
Fire Mansion |
|
23 |
Earth mansion |
|
24 |
+Six Combinations |
|
25 |
Doctorate |
|
26 |
Power |
|
27 |
Admonishment |
|
28 |
River Leading |
|
29 |
+Moon Leading |
+madam Chedi (p. 2109) |
30 |
Imperial Coach |
|
31 |
Heavenly Inheritance |
|
32 |
Imperial Chariot |
|
33 |
Heavenly Horse |
|
34 |
Imperial Grace |
|
35 |
Heavenly Medical |
|
36 |
+Earthly Queen |
+concubine Huang |
37 |
Domestic Dragon |
|
38 |
Dragon Taming |
|
39 |
Station Horse |
|
40 |
Yellow Pennant |
|
41 |
Leopard Tail |
|
42 |
Mourning House |
|
43 |
Lamenting Visitor |
|
44 |
Pulling-Twisting |
|
45 |
Rolled Tongue |
|
46 |
Throat Control |
|
47 |
City Planning |
|
48 |
Flying Curtain |
|
49 |
Great Spending |
|
50 |
Minor Spending |
|
51 |
Linked String |
|
52 |
Railing |
|
53 |
Head Spreading |
|
54 |
Five Devils |
|
55 |
Goat Cutlass |
|
56 |
Bloody Light |
|
57 |
Official Seal |
|
58 |
Single Morning |
|
59 |
Heavenly Dog |
|
60 |
Sickeness Spell |
|
61 |
Bone Boring |
|
62 |
Death Spell |
|
63 |
Heavenly Defeat |
|
64 |
Floating-Submerging |
|
65 |
Heavenly Slaying |
|
66 |
Yearly Killing |
|
67 |
Yearly Punishment |
|
68 |
Yearly Breaking |
|
69 |
Lonely Fire |
|
70 |
Blood Red |
|
71 |
Lost Spirit |
|
72 |
Monthly Breaking |
|
73 |
+Monthly Touring |
+lady Rock |
74 |
Dead Air |
(p. 2111) |
75 |
Salty Pond |
|
76 |
Monthly Disgusted |
|
77 |
Monthly Punishment |
|
78 |
Black Killing |
|
79 |
Seven Murders |
|
80 |
Five Grains |
|
81 |
Avoiding Murder |
|
82 |
Heavenly Punishment |
|
83 |
Heavenly Net |
|
84 |
Earthly Net |
|
85 |
Heavenly Space |
|
86 |
Parasol |
|
87 |
Ten Evils |
|
88 |
+Silkworm Breeding |
|
89 |
+Peach Blossom |
|
90 |
+Broom |
+lady Ma (Jiang Ziya's wife) |
91 |
Great Calamity |
|
92 |
Scattering About |
|
93 |
Mourning Dress |
|
94 |
Nine Uglinesses |
|
95 |
1st Corpse |
|
96 |
2nd Corpse |
|
97 |
3rd Corpse |
|
98 |
Yin Mistake |
|
99 |
Yang Error |
|
100 |
Cutlass Slaying |
|
101 |
Four Waste |
|
102 |
Five Poverties |
|
103 |
Earthy Space Empty |
|
104 |
+Red Lovely |
+concubine Yang |
105 |
Flowing Haze |
|
106 |
Sleeping Alone |
|
107 |
Heavenly Plague |
|
108 |
Laying Waste |
|
109 |
Foetus |
|
110 |
Decision |
|
111 |
Anti-Singing |
|
112 |
Pro-Singing |
|
113 |
Knife Anvil |
|
114 |
Exterminating |
|
115 |
Yearly Disgusted |
|
116 |
Breaking |
Gods of the "twenty-eight" [sic!] constellations (lunar mansions) (pp. 2111 & 2113)
# |
constellation-name |
lunar animal |
1 |
Horny |
Dragon (p. 2111) |
2 |
Dipper |
Insect |
3 |
Huge |
Wolf |
4 |
Well |
Elk |
5 |
Ox |
Ox (p. 2113) |
6 |
Devil |
Goat |
7 |
Blundering |
Dog |
8 |
Haughty |
Dragon |
9 |
Female |
Bat |
10 |
Stomach |
Pheasant |
11 |
Willow |
Roebuck |
12 |
Native |
Jackal |
13 |
Star |
Horse |
14 |
Heroic |
Cock |
15 |
Vain |
Rat |
16 |
Room |
Rabbit |
17 |
Completion |
Crow |
18 |
Danger |
Swallow |
19 |
Heart |
Fox |
20 |
Long |
Deer |
thirty-six Gods of the Heavenly Gallant Stars (pp. 2113 & 2115);
seventy-two Gods of the Earthly Evil Stars (pp. 2115 & 2117):
36 |
Heavenly Gallant Stars |
72 |
Earthly Evil Stars |
# |
star-name |
# |
star-name |
1 |
Leading (p. 2113) |
1 |
Leading (p. 2115) |
2 |
Gallant |
5 (!) |
Gallant |
3 |
Planning |
2 |
Evil |
4 |
Leisure |
||
5 |
Courageous |
3 |
Courageous |
6 |
Heroic |
4 |
Heroic |
6 |
Power |
||
8 |
Strange |
||
7 |
Fierce |
9 |
Fierce |
8 |
Mighty |
7 (!) |
Mighty |
9 |
Courageous |
||
10 |
Honorable |
11 |
Upright |
11 |
Rich |
12 |
Secluded |
12 |
Full |
34 (!) |
Full |
13 |
Lonely |
52 (!) |
Lonely |
14 |
Injured |
||
15 |
Mystic |
10 (!) |
Literature |
13 |
Closing |
||
14 |
Strong |
||
16 |
Healthy |
69 (!) |
Healthy |
17 |
Dark |
15 |
Dark |
16 |
Helping |
||
17 |
Gathering |
||
18 |
Assisting |
||
18 |
Safety |
19 |
Safety |
19 |
Empty |
||
20 |
Swift |
43 (!) |
Swift |
21 |
Different |
38 (!) |
Different |
22 |
Demon |
20 |
Spirit |
21 |
Beast |
||
23 |
Minute |
22 |
Minute |
31 (!) |
Bright |
||
24 |
Contemplating |
32 (!) |
Progressive |
25 |
Retreating |
33 (!) |
Retreating |
26 |
Longevity |
||
27 |
Sword |
||
28 |
Level |
58 (!) |
Level |
29 |
Criminal (p. 2115) |
71 (!) |
Theft |
30 |
Damage |
59 (!) |
Damage |
31 |
Defeat |
||
32 |
Imprisonment |
56 (!) |
Imprisonment |
33 |
Clever |
23 |
Clever |
34 |
Violent |
24 |
Violent |
35 |
Weeping |
25 |
Silent |
26 |
Mad |
||
27 |
Rampant |
||
28 |
Flying |
||
29 |
Walking |
||
36 |
Skillful |
30 |
Skillful |
35 |
Successful |
||
36 |
Round |
||
37 |
Disappearing (p. 2117) |
||
39 |
Theory |
||
40 |
Gallant |
||
41 |
Happy |
||
42 |
Adroit |
||
44 |
Suppressing |
||
45 |
Detaining |
||
46 |
Devil |
||
47 |
Sprite |
||
48 |
Tranquil |
||
49 |
Submitting |
||
50 |
Secluded |
||
51 |
Space |
||
53 |
Complete |
||
54 |
Short |
||
55 |
Corner |
||
57 |
Treasure |
||
60 |
Slave |
||
61 |
Examining |
||
62 |
Wicked |
||
63 |
Soul |
||
64 |
Counting |
||
65 |
Punishment |
||
66 |
Torture |
||
67 |
Strong |
||
68 |
Inefficient |
||
70 |
Spending |
||
72 |
Dog |
LIBRARY OF CHINESE CLASSICS. Xu Zhonglin (translated by Gu Zhizhong): Creation of the Gods. New World Press; Foreign Languages Press. Beijing, 2000.
cf. also "The Thirty-Six Stars of Heavenly Spirits" & "The Seventy-Two Stars of Earthly Fiends"
named (http://www.poisonpie.com/words/others/somewhat/outlaws/text/nicknames.html ) in "Outlaws of the Marsh" & in "All Men Are Brothers"