Caishen
Chinese · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
God of wealth, popularly identified with the marshal Zhao Gongming.
Domains
- wealth
- prosperity
- war
Powers
- Bestow riches and prosperity
- Bestow riches and ward off financial ruin
Epithets
- 趙公明 Marshal Zhao, the martial God of WealthFengshen Yanyi 封神演義; Soushenji 搜神記 tradition (primary)
- 玄壇真君 Perfected Lord of the Dark Altar; his Daoist canonized titleDaoist canon; the Xuantan Zhao Yuanshuai cult (secondary)
- 武財神 The Martial God of WealthChinese folk religion; distinction of martial vs. civil wealth gods (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Xu Zhonglin, Fengshen Yanyi, c. 1567–1620 (primary)