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The 12 Mightiest Gods Of Chinese Mythology Pantheon | The Gods Of China
FEATURING:
* Pangu the Creator
* Jade Emperor - Ruler of the heavens
* Sun Wukong the Monkey King
* Erlang Shen - General of the Celestial army (Erlang Shen & the Monkey King)
* Hou yi - God of the sun (The legend of Hou Yi and the 10 suns)
* Chang'e - Goddess of the moon (The story of Hou Yi and Chang'e)
* Nezha - Patron of teenagers and drivers (The legend of Nezha)
* Xiwangmu the queen mother of the west
* Nuwa - Goddess of the earth (The legend of Nu wa)
* Fuxi - Bringer of Civilization (the Myth of Nuwa and Fuxi)
* Guan Yu - The God of War
* Guanyin - The Goddess of Mercy (The Legend of Miao Shan)


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Transcript
00:34In the beginning, there was nothing. The universe was formless, void, and in chaotic darkness.
00:42Then, the chaos gathered into a cosmic egg, and incubated for 18,000 years.
00:48While this time passed, the opposing forces of yin and yang, constantly battled each other, until they achieved perfect harmony
00:56and balance.
00:58From the union of yin and yang, a primordial being was formed. As this being grew in size, the space
01:05inside the cosmic egg, became too little for him.
01:09After 18,000 years, the egg hatched, and out of the egg, a hairy giant emerged. Pangu, the furry titan,
01:18the very first of the gods, the embodiment of the cosmic creation force.
01:23Pangu began crafting the universe as he saw fit. With the swing of his giant axe, he separated yin, from
01:31yang, yin, becoming the murky earth, and yang, becoming the clear skies.
01:36To keep them separated, Pangu stood between them, pushing up the skies for another 18,000 years.
01:44Some say, he was aided in this arduous feat, by four ancient beasts, the turtle, the phoenix, the kilin, and
01:52the dragon.
01:52The skies grew ten feet higher, each day, the earth, ten feet thicker, and Pangu, ten feet taller.
02:01After the 18,000 years had passed, Pangu became exhausted from his task, laying down to sleep, to awaken no
02:09more. He died in his sleep.
02:12Pangu's breath, became the mists, the winds and clouds. His voice, became thunder. His sweat, became rain. His left eye,
02:20became the sun. And his right eye, the moon.
02:23His head, became the mountains. The hair on his face, became the stars. His fur, became the bushes and forests.
02:31And the fleas on his fur, became animals. His blood, became the rivers and oceans. His muscles, became fertile land.
02:40His bones, became the minerals of the earth. And his bone marrow, became the precious jewels.
02:46Pangu sacrificed himself to create the universe. He is also called Pangu, and had no children, or family.
02:54Except for the company of his celestial friends, the dragon, the phoenix, the turtle, and the kilin, Pangu lived in
03:01solitude, for his entire existence.
03:19When the universe was created by Pangu, and the world, born from his death, a new set of gods, began
03:26to manifest. With the demise of the great titan, there had to be other celestial forces, that would oversee the
03:33creation, and ensure the universe remained in order.
03:36However, as the immortals emerged, so did monsters, so did demons. The demons grew stronger each day, the monsters ravaged
03:46the lands. While the gods and immortals, grew helpless, and terrified. The world was slowly descending back into chaos.
03:55To liberate the world from terror and sufferings, one of the immortal ones, the jade emperor, went into retreat and
04:02meditation, to harness the powers of light, passing 3200 trials, each trial, lasting 3 million years.
04:09But to ensure the world remained in darkness, one of the demons, also went into retreat and meditation, to increase
04:17its power, also passing 3200 trials, and each trial, equally lasting 3 million years.
04:25At the end of the retreat, the jade emperor and the demon king, returned, light and darkness reappeared, the two,
04:32more powerful than ever.
04:34They battled for the fate of the universe, and in the end, light emerged victorious, not by might, but by
04:42benevolence.
04:43With the demon king defeated, the rest of the demons were scattered by the gods, while the jade emperor was
04:49proclaimed the supreme ruler, for his noble deeds.
04:52The jade emperor presided over the celestial realms of China. He was the ruler of the heavens, the earth and
04:59the underworld, the emperor of the universe, and lord of the imperial court.
05:04He is also called Tian Gong, which means, heavenly grandfather.
05:09Now while it is believed, that the jade emperor manifested from Pangu, there are few stories, that say different, that
05:17he was once human, before he ascended into godhood.
05:20In one version, the jade emperor was a clever soldier, called Deng Lai, who fought and died in a bloody
05:26civil war, during the Zhou dynasty.
05:29When he woke up in the afterlife, he found himself in the celestial court, where his commander was awarding positions
05:36of honor, to all the great soldiers who died in the war.
05:39The commander awarded all the men, positions in the celestial court, all, except Deng Lai.
05:47As the commander was about to crown himself the jade emperor, reflecting on the huge responsibility he would be taking
05:54on, and to savor the moment, he paused, and said the word, Deng Lai, which meant, hold on a moment.
06:02Seeing this as a great opportunity, the clever Deng Lai stepped forward, for he had heard his name.
06:09Pretending to be ignorant of what his commander really meant, Deng Lai accepted the position of jade emperor.
06:15The commander was left speechless, but nothing could be done, he had indeed called Deng Lai's name, so Deng Lai
06:22was blameless.
06:25In the other version, the jade emperor was born of a virgin mother.
06:29A chaste queen prayed for a son, to succeed the throne of her old and dying husband, and as she
06:34slept one night, she had a vision, after which she became pregnant.
06:38When the baby was born, he was already able to speak, and walk, growing to be so just, and kind.
06:46The boy assumed the throne at his father's death, and dedicated himself to helping the poor.
06:52The kingdom flourished throughout his reign, and when he grew tired of the mundane world, he left the throne to
06:58a worthy successor, embarking on the path of meditation and philosophy.
07:02He achieved enlightenment, after many years of study, and gaining the secret to immortality, he became a powerful being.
07:11He became the jade emperor, the emperor, of emperors.
07:14His fairness and benevolence, serving as an example, to all emperors of china.
07:34Once upon a time, a strong wind blew upon the magical rock of Mount Wagyu, and behold, a peculiar monkey
07:41was born from the rock.
07:43Great golden beams of light, shot out of his eyes, when he first opened them, and even as a baby
07:49monkey, he was already able to walk, and speak.
07:53His name, was Sun Wukong.
07:56Wukong found and lived with other monkeys in the forest, where he became king of the monkeys, shortly after.
08:03The monkeys had decided to play a game, that whoever was brave enough to jump through the waterfalls, and find
08:09its source, would be named the king of monkeys.
08:11With the speed of light, Wukong traveled through the falls, and found this dream source, earning himself the title, Monkey
08:20King.
08:22Wukong went on to battle numerous demons and monsters.
08:25He had extraordinary strength, and abilities.
08:28He could transform himself into 72 different animals, and objects.
08:33He could manipulate the elements, and each strand of his hair, possessed transformative powers.
08:39When time came, for the kings of hell to collect Wukong's soul, the monkey would not give in.
08:45He erased his name from the book of life and death, along with the names of other monkeys.
08:50Then tricked the god of death, and the underworld, Yan Wang, into allowing him to return to earth, without reincarnation.
08:58Yan Wang reported this incident to the heavens, to the Jade Emperor, for Wukong was disrupting the balance of life.
09:06The Jade Emperor invited Wukong to dwell in heaven, with the other gods, but assigned him to the lowest rank,
09:12to guard the heavenly horses.
09:14He was excluded from all important ceremonies, and knowing the other gods would not see him as an equal, because
09:21he was a monkey, Wukong became rebellious.
09:24He caused trouble after trouble, in heaven, and each time the Jade Emperor sent an army of celestials to arrest
09:31him, Wukong defeated them all.
09:33Seeing that the monkey was more powerful than he imagined, the Jade Emperor promoted him to the guardian of the
09:39heavenly peaches of immortality, but Wukong was not satisfied.
09:44Having always sought immortality, and also in an act of rebelliousness, Wukong, ate the peaches.
09:51He did not just eat a few peaches, no, he ate them all, all the peaches, emptying the entire celestial
09:58garden.
10:00Infuriated, the Jade Emperor again sent an army of 100,000 celestials, to subdue Wukong, but as usual, Wukong defeated
10:08them all.
10:10Frustrated, the Emperor implored the help of the Buddha, to punish this pain of a monkey.
10:15The Buddha banished Wukong from the heavens, imprisoning him under a great mountain, for 500 years, so he would reflect
10:23on his mischievous deeds.
10:24After 500 long years, a Buddhist monk, named Tang San Zhang, found the trapped monkey king, and offered to release
10:33him, if only he, Wukong, would repent, and become his disciple.
10:39Not wanting to spend another second, underneath the mountain, Wukong agreed.
10:44But to ensure Wukong stayed true to his word, the goddess of mercy, Guan Yin, gifted the Buddhist monk a
10:51magical headband, that gave him control over the monkey king.
10:55Thus, the freed Wukong, travelled with San Zhang, from China to India, in search of the holy texts.
11:03Protecting the humble monk, from harm, and demons, who sought his soul, throughout the journey.
11:08At last, the monkey king achieved enlightenment, through the teachings of the monk, his new master, putting an end to
11:16his mischievous and angry ways.
11:19In Japan, San Wukong, is known as Son Goku.
11:39Erlang Shen, the miraculous sage of the red city, the greatest warrior of heaven, the one who defeated the invincible
11:46monkey king.
11:48Erlang Shen was one of the seven elite sages of heaven, he was the nephew of the Jade Emperor, the
11:54commander of the celestial army, and also capable of many transformations.
11:59When no one seemed a worthy opponent for the monkey king, Erlang Shen proved to be a match.
12:05When no one could outsmart the monkey king, Erlang Shen did.
12:10Once upon a time, Sun Wukong, the monkey king, wrecked so much havoc in heaven, that all the celestials were
12:18eager to see him arrested.
12:20Every time the Jade Emperor sent an army of 100,000 celestials against him, Wukong single-handedly defeated them all,
12:28time and time again.
12:30Alas, when Wukong ate all the heavenly peaches of immortality, all hell broke loose.
12:36The peaches of immortality, were the sacred peaches of the goddess, Ziwang Mo, which ripened, only once, every 3,000
12:45years, and were served to mortals, who lived heroic lives, to grant them immortality, in the afterlife.
12:52Now, because Wukong had eaten all the peaches, no immortals could be made, for another 3,000 years.
12:59Do you see the gravity of Wukong's offense?
13:03The Jade Emperor, ruler of the heavens, did not take this outrageous act lightly, and once again, sent an army
13:10of 100,000 celestials, 28 constellations, and 4 heavenly lords, to subdue the monkey king.
13:17But this time, he also sent the warrior sage, Erlang Shen, and the teenage god, Najjar, along with the troops.
13:27Just as expected, Wukong again easily defeated the celestial troops, until only Erlang Shen was left.
13:35When the two engaged in battle, the monkey king quickly realized, he had met his match.
13:40With every different animal or object, Wukong transformed into, Erlang Shen equally transformed.
13:48Yes, like Wukong, Erlang Shen was capable of 72 different transformations.
13:54Their duel continued for a long time, neither of the two, agreed to back down.
14:00Erlang Shen was obviously stronger, but Wukong was smarter, and quicker, and so, constantly managed to outwit him.
14:08Seeing he could not defeat Wukong alone, Erlang Shen called upon his brothers, the elite sages, while Wukong transformed into
14:16a fish, and swam away to Mount Wagyu, where he then transformed into a temple, in an attempt to deceive
14:22the approaching sages.
14:24When the sages got to Mount Wagyu, Erlang Shen used his third eye, to see through the monkey king's glamour.
14:31Then, another battle began.
14:34Wukong was fierce and strong, but the collective power of the seven sages, outmatched him this time.
14:41Hurling his golden ring at Wukong, one of the elite, Laozi, struck him at the head.
14:47Snarling and growling, Erlang Shen's dog, bit him at the leg.
14:51Then Erlang Shen delivered the final blow, that brought Wukong down.
14:56Alas, the fearsome monkey king had finally been subdued.
15:01What a relief Erlang Shen had brought to the heavens.
15:20The
15:20Si Wang Mu, the Ancient One, the Queen Mother of the West, the guardian of Daoist women.
15:26She who tended to the peaches of immortality, who had control, over life and death.
15:33She, who manipulated the occurrence of disasters.
15:37Once upon a time, in a dark remote mountain of China, there lived a wild female demon, who plagued the
15:44lands, with calamities, and disasters.
15:47After many years of terrorizing the earth, the demon grew sorry for the destruction she had caused, and repented from
15:55her evil ways.
15:56She achieved enlightenment, thereafter, and ascended into godhood, becoming a powerful goddess.
16:03This demon, is Si Wang Mu, and this is how she came to be.
16:08Si Wang Mu united with the Jade Emperor, in marriage, with whom she had numerous children.
16:14She represented the untamable feminine energy of Yin, while her husband, represented the rational masculine energy, of Yang.
16:23The Queen Mother of the West, was a nature goddess, who resided in the wilds, in the heavenly garden of
16:30the Jade Emperor's palace, where she tended to the peaches of immortality.
16:33The peaches of immortality were very dear to her heart, and ripened, once, every three thousand years.
16:41So you could imagine her dismay, when Wukong, the Monkey King, ate all her peaches, sparing not a single one.
16:48Just when the peaches were ripe and ready to be plucked.
16:52Just when she was preparing to serve them, to deceased heroes, who have passed on to the afterlife.
16:58Heroes who would then become immortal, dwelling eternally in heavenly paradise, as a reward for their heroic deeds.
17:06Si Wang Mu is also known, as Jin Mu, and famously wore a head dress, with her dear peaches, hanging
17:12from it.
17:13She determined the lifespan of every living being, and is a talented weaver, who weave the stars, into the skies,
17:21every single night.
17:37Beyond the mists of the skies, at the heart of the vast cosmos, shines the bright sun, illuminating the earth,
17:45from far above.
17:47Long time ago, in the land of China, in a time of myths, there was not just one sun, which
17:54gave light to the earth, there were ten suns.
17:57One by one, the ten suns crossed the skies, each day, commanded by the jade emperor, that only one, could
18:05come out at a time, lest, they burn the earth.
18:09One fateful day however, disobeying the law of the emperor, the ten suns came out all at once, to play,
18:16destroying vegetation, and scorching the lands.
18:20Plants and animals started to die, the waters, dried up, mankind, began to perish, the earth was turning into ashes.
18:30From his celestial throne, the jade emperor looked down, upon this horror, trying to call the suns to their senses,
18:37all to no avail.
18:40Turning to his immortals, he asked, which one of them would give up their godhood, to save the earth.
18:46There, after a long pause, the lord archer, stepped forward, dressed in animal skin, and clad in armor, his name,
18:55was Hu Yi.
18:57Giving up his immortality, Hu Yi became human, to save mankind from destruction.
19:03Descending on top of a high mountain, Hu Yi pleaded with the suns, to back off, but they would not
19:09relent, he tried to reason with them, but they would see no reason.
19:14With his large bow, made from tiger bones, and arrows, crafted from dragon tendons, Hu Yi aimed at the suns,
19:22and one by one, he shot them down, until only one was left.
19:27Turning into one-legged ravens, the nine fallen suns, perished.
19:32Drawing another arrow, Hu Yi aimed at the tenth one, but the mother of the ten suns, cried out in
19:38a loud voice, begging him to stop.
19:41For by eliminating the last of the suns, the world would be plunged into eternal darkness.
19:47Thus, the earth, came to have only one sun.
19:51This is the myth of Hu Yi, and the ten suns.
19:54The hero wandered the earth, slaying monsters, and one day, he met a very beautiful woman, whom he married.
20:02The woman had skin, as pale as snow, hair, as black as the night, and lips, as red as rose,
20:09her name, was Changi.
20:12To reward the hero, for saving the earth, the celestial queen, Zi Wang Mu, gave him the elixir of immortality,
20:19so he could return to the heavens once again, as a god.
20:23But this only left the hero confused, for he loved his wife dearly, he could not leave her behind, while
20:30he returned to the heavens, and Changi herself, could not bear to see her beloved husband go.
20:36So the couple decided to hide the elixir away, till they came up with a good use for it.
20:42One day however, when Hu Yi was out hunting, a monster broke into their house, in search of the immortality
20:49potion.
20:50Changi could not fight this gigantic monster, yet, she could not let him get his evil hands on the potion.
20:57Dashing to the place they hid the elixir, Changi quickly took the jar, and drank its contents.
21:04As soon as she did this, Changi began rising in the air, with gentle white light, radiating from her floating
21:11figure.
21:12There, she ceased being mortal, she ceased being flesh and blood, she had become a deity.
21:20Changi drifted far into the skies, onto the moon, where she became known thenceforth, as the moon goddess.
21:26Hu Yi was saddened by this incident, when he returned.
21:30He could no longer come home to the loving embrace of his wife, but he knew her transformation was for
21:36a good cause.
21:37Not wanting to remain on earth anymore, the hero rose into the skies, and built his palace, in the fiery
21:44sun.
21:45On the fifteenth day of every lunar month, the husband and wife, meet again.
21:50Hu Yi, travelling from his palace in the sun, to the moon palace, where his wife, now lived.
21:57This, is the story of Hu Yi, and Changi.
22:17Nijia, the third lotus prince, the teenage god of youthfulness and all its misdemeanors, the patron deity of drivers, the
22:25god of quick travels.
22:27Once upon a time, in the Shang dynasty, a godly child was born.
22:32The wife of a military commander had been pregnant for a very long time, and after three years and six
22:38months of pregnancy, she gave birth to something unusual.
22:42The woman was known as Lady Yin, and her husband's name, was Li Jing.
22:48Lady Yin went into labor on a fateful day, and lo, she gave birth to a red meaty ball of
22:54flesh.
22:55Fearing his wife had just brought forth a demon, Li Jing took up his sword, and slashed the ball of
23:01flesh with the sword, in an attempt to kill this demon.
23:04But as soon as the sword cut the ball open, behold, a full grown boy, leapt out of it, greeting
23:11his startled parents, with a gentle bow.
23:15His name, was Nijia.
23:18Nijia's parents were too shocked to move, or say anything, just staring at their newborn son, with fear, and uncertainty.
23:26There, a Buddhist monk, an immortal sage, named Tai Yi Zen Ren, who had helped in the child delivery, stepped
23:34in, assuring the startled couple, that there was nothing to fear, for they had been blessed with an extraordinary child,
23:41a deity, made flesh.
23:44Nijia was the youngest of three children. His elder brother was called Mu Ja, and the eldest, Jin Ja.
23:51A godly child indeed, Nijia was. He had extraordinary strength, and speed. He could already speak and walk, at birth.
24:00He was bright, and brilliant. But, he was also unruly, and carefree.
24:05To inculcate in him, good virtues and conduct, the Buddhist monk, Zen Ren, took him under his wing, as a
24:12disciple.
24:14One day, Nijia was playing in the sea, when he saw a little dragon prince, who asked to play with
24:20him.
24:21How excited Nijia was, for none of the children in the land, would play with him, due to his strange
24:27birth.
24:28So of course, he was happy to play with his little dragon prince, whose name was Ao Bang, and who
24:34was the child of the East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang.
24:38They started a mock battle, a play fight, and unaware of his extraordinary strength, Nijia accidentally killed his dragon friend.
24:47Infuriated by the death of his son, the dragon king of the East Sea, poured down rain from the heavens,
24:54threatening to drown all of China, if Nijia was not put to death, for what he had done.
25:00To save his people, and to pay for his crime, Nijia killed himself, and gave his remains to the dragon
25:06king, after which the dragon king was appeased, and the flood stopped.
25:11However, Nijia's spirit found he could not cross into the afterlife, he was trapped in the mundane world, and roamed
25:19the lands, restless.
25:21He appeared to his mother, and asked her to build a temple in his name, so he could find a
25:26resting place, in that temple.
25:29Happy her son was not really gone, Lady Yin did as she was told, constructing a temple, where Nijia's spirit
25:36quickly inhabited.
25:38But Nijia's father, felt he had brought too much shame, and dishonor to the family, and so destroyed the temple,
25:45thereby stranding the little spirit again.
25:48Restless once more, Nijia's spirit was filled with rage, and swore to kill his father.
25:55Meanwhile, the sage, Zen Ren, who had grown so fond of the young Nijia, found a way to bring him
26:01back to life, by putting his soul, into a body, made from the roots of lotus.
26:07Thus, Nijia was reborn, and back to life.
26:11The monk gifted him a spear, with a fiery tip, to use for battle, and a pair of wheels of
26:17wind fire, to travel at great speeds.
26:20Then, he set out to carry out his murderous intent, to kill his father.
26:25When Lijing saw Nijia coming, the old man fled for his day life.
26:30He set up his second son, Mujia, to defend him from his pursuer, but Nijia easily killed his elder brother,
26:38and continued for his father.
26:40Nijia cornered his father, till he had no more place to hide.
26:44As he was about to kill the old man, two buddhas, appeared before him, Winshu Quangfa, and Rantung Daorin.
26:53The buddhas appealed to Nijia, to have mercy on his father, for killing one's parent, was a grave grave sin.
27:01Nijia listened, and spared his father's life.
27:05He realized there was no honor in his actions, and let go of his murderous rage.
27:09He reached enlightenment, and attained full godhood.
27:13No longer the unruly child they once knew, Nijia became the protector, of teenagers.
27:35Nijia, the half snake half woman deity, the great goddess of order, the mother and creator of mankind, the patron
27:42of marriage, fertility, and childbirth.
27:45The elder gods came into existence when the death of Pangu, brought forth the universe, and Nijia, was one of
27:53these gods.
27:54After spending a while in the heavens, she came down to explore the young empty earth.
28:00Because there was no life form on earth, aside vegetation, Nijia became lonely, shortly after.
28:07She laid down by a pool one day, and began to create creatures, that looked like herself, out of clay
28:13and water.
28:15For the first six days, she created six different animals, the chicken, the dog, the boar, the sheep, the cow,
28:24and the horse.
28:25While on the seventh day, she began to create humans.
28:29Nijia realized it took a great deal of time and effort, to mold enough humans that would populate the earth.
28:35So she took a nearby rope, some say a branch, dipped it into the mud, and flung it around her.
28:42As the droplets of mud touched the ground, they transformed into little men, coming to life.
28:47The humans crafted by Nijia's hands, would become the rich, the lords, the kings, and the emperors.
28:55While those, born from the droplets, would become the poor, the ordinary, the lowlifes, and the average.
29:03Satisfied with her creation, Nijia returned to the heavens, but to her dismay, all would not be well.
29:11She looked down one day, to see the roaring waves of the seas, clashing with the raging flames of fire.
29:18The waters, tried to stuff out the flames, and the fiery flames, tried to dry up the waters.
29:24It was a battle between two elemental gods, Gong Gong, a water god, and Ju Rong, a fire god.
29:31The water god lost the battle, and furious at his defeat, he bashed his head against the mythical mountain of
29:38Bozu.
29:40Alas, the Bozu mountain was no ordinary mountain, for it was one of the four great pillars, that held up
29:46the universe.
29:47And because the water god had shattered it, while throwing a tantrum, one side of the heavens, burst open, and
29:54fell into the earth, releasing the wildest fires, the most ferocious monsters, and the greatest floods the world had ever
30:01seen.
30:02Many lives were lost, some of them, burnt by the fires, some of them, drowned by the floods, and some
30:09of them, eaten by monsters.
30:12Niwa swung into action, before all her children and creation would be wiped out.
30:17Using the five elements of water, earth, fire, air, and wood, she created a magical mixture, which she used to
30:25patch up the skies.
30:26But, it wasn't enough.
30:28She visited the ancient giant turtle, to seek his advice.
30:33This giant turtle, was one of the four friends of the ancient pangu, and one of the oldest beings in
30:38the universe.
30:39The turtle thought for a while, then, in an act of selflessness, he gave up his legs, to replace the
30:46pillar, the water god had destroyed.
30:48With the pillar restored, the goddess, slew some of the attacking monsters, scaring off the rest.
30:55Then she burnt a huge quantity of reeds, using the ashes to stop the raging floods.
31:02Niwa went into deep sleep, afterward, a state of eternal rest.
31:06Saving her children, had drained so much of her life force.
31:11They say the goddess had an assistant.
31:13Some say, it was her brother, and husband.
31:16His name, was Fuxi.
31:19Fuxi, was the god of creativity, the god of civilization, and innovation.
31:25The benefactor of mankind.
31:27After Niwa repaired the heavens, and saved her children, the humans, from destruction.
31:33Fuxi blessed them with the gifts of creativity, invention, and innovation.
31:38He gave them civilization, and taught them how to fend for themselves.
31:43Some say, Fuxi came from Pangu, while others say, he was a first generation human being, that existed at the
31:50creation of the world.
31:52Once upon a time, in this alternate story, of the first generation humans, they say, human beings already came into
32:00existence, just after the world was created by Pangu.
32:04Here, Niwa was not a god, but one of these humans.
32:08She was not an immortal, but flesh, and blood, a mere mortal.
32:13Alas, these first humans, drew the ire of the heavens, with their atrocious acts.
32:19Thus, when they could no longer be tolerated, a great flood was sent, to wipe out all of mankind.
32:27Niwa and Fuxi, were the only survivors of this great flood.
32:31They got to the mythical mountains of Kunlun, to seek the advice of the heavens, on whether they should get
32:36married, and repopulate the earth, with a new set of human beings.
32:41They lit two fires on two different mountains, one, far apart from the other.
32:47If their smoke went up straight, it meant their union was not approved, but if their smoke intertwined, it meant,
32:54their union, was approved.
32:56The smoke from the two fires, intertwined, so Niwa and Fuxi, got married, bringing forth an offspring, thereafter.
33:05They cut up the child, and scattered the pieces across the world, and men and women, began to emerge from
33:12the pieces, a new human race, had been born.
33:32Guanyin, the all-seeing, the all-hearing, the embodiment of compassion, the goddess of mercy.
33:39She who hears the voices of the suffering, call upon her in the time of despair, and fear, and thou
33:46shalt see, Guanyin will come forth.
33:49Although a female, she could take on the form of a male, when she pleased, and before she became a
33:55goddess, she was once a young girl, whose name, was Maoshan.
34:00Once upon a time, little Maoshan was born to King Zhuang of Chu, and his wife, Lady Yin.
34:07As soon as she learned how to speak, she started to chant Buddhist sutras.
34:12When she had grown into a lady, her father arranged her marriage, to a wealthy lord.
34:17But Maoshan had no desire to marry, she wanted to become a Buddhist nun.
34:22Her father insisted, yet Maoshan remained adamant, saying she would only agree, on three conditions, that her marriage would alleviate
34:31the suffering of the sick, the suffering that comes with age, and the suffering of death.
34:37Her conditions could not be met, and so Maoshan was allowed to join a Buddhist temple, where her father instructed
34:44the monks, to give her the hardest chores, allowing her no rest, all so she would change her mind.
34:51But Maoshan went about her work, happily, and diligently.
34:55She became so loved, that all the forest animals, began to help her with her numerous chores.
35:01Furious that his plan didn't work, her father ordered that the temple, be burnt down.
35:06But Maoshan went forth, and put off the burning flames, with her bare hands.
35:12Now afraid his daughter was some kind of demon, the king condemned her, to death.
35:16But on the day of execution, even their weapons, would not hurt Maoshan.
35:22As the executioner brought down his axe upon her neck, the axe broke into pieces.
35:27When he tried to impale her with his sword, the sword shattered into a thousand shards.
35:32And when he shot at her with his arrows, the arrows all flew off course.
35:37The executioner became frustrated, and afraid.
35:40If he couldn't kill the girl, it would mean his own death.
35:44Seeing the executioner's dilemma, Maoshan forgave him, and allowed herself to be executed.
35:51She then absorbed his karma, so he would not have to pay for his crimes, in the afterlife.
35:57When she got to the underworld, the gloomy realm came to life, and light.
36:02Glossoming all around, with beautiful flowers.
36:05As she saw the poor souls, condemned forever in the underworld.
36:09Maoshan released all the good karma, she had accumulated.
36:13Cleansing the souls of their damnation, and freeing them from hell.
36:17The king of hell, Yan Wang, was bewildered by this incident.
36:22And afraid Maoshan would put an end, to his gloomy kingdom.
36:25He quickly sent her back to earth, where she became an enlightened being.
36:30Where she became, Guan Yin.
36:32Guan Yin continued her acts of compassion, healing, wisdom, and mercy.
36:38Her earthly father would later fall sick, with jaundice.
36:41Which all medicine, would fail to cure.
36:44She would heal him of his sickness, and ashamed of his ways.
36:48The old man would beg for her forgiveness.
36:50Building her a magnificent temple, on the fragrant mountain, afterward.
36:55While on earth, Guan Yin would come to have two disciples.
36:59Shan Kai, and Lung Nu.
37:02She was always worshipped, as the patron of sailors, and fishermen.
37:06For from the heights of the mountains, where she meditated.
37:09She would always calm the raging seas, whenever boats and ships, were threatened, by the angry waves.
37:17After she had gone to the heavens.
37:19She would gift the Buddhist monk, Tan San Zhang.
37:22A magical crown, to subdue the monkey king, Sun Wukong.
37:42The Marquess of Han Shao village.
37:44The great god of war.
37:47Wielding the green dragon crescent blade, he stood at a height of nine chi, and had two long beard.
37:54His face was the color of a dark sow, with lips that were red, and plump.
37:59His eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows, resembled reclining silkworms.
38:06He had a dignified air, and looked majestic.
38:10His name, was Guan Yu.
38:13Guan Yu was a military general, who served under his good friend, and warlord, Lu Bei, during the late eastern
38:20Han dynasty, of China.
38:22He was known for his might, and battle skills.
38:26When Guan Yu rode onto the battlefield, he conquered any foe, he vanquished their armies.
38:33Guan Yu won many wars for his state, and province.
38:37His strength and skills, were unlike any other they had ever seen.
38:41That even when captured in a war.
38:43A rival would dare not kill this man.
38:46Recognizing how mighty he was.
38:47They would give him control of their armies, and charge him with defending their territories, instead.
38:54When Guan Yu fought, no other would stand.
38:57The victory was his.
38:59The spoils were for his province.
39:01A loyal friend, he also was.
39:04For he defended his comrade, Lu Bei, till his dying days.
39:09Guan Yu lived and died like a true warrior he was.
39:12After many victories and exploits.
39:15And when old age began to tell on him.
39:17He would be captured in a war, and executed, afterwards.
39:22But that mattered little.
39:23It was not the end for Guan Yu.
39:25For his great achievements, would forever immortalize him, as the Chinese god of war.
39:31For his
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