Zao Jun

Chinese · deity · mythic · deity

Kitchen God who watches each household and reports yearly to Heaven.

Domains

hearth
household

Powers

Report the household's deeds to Heaven
Ascend yearly to report the household to Heaven

Epithets

灶君
東廚司命
九天東廚煙主

Sources

Liji (Book of Rites), Jifa chapter, c. 1st c. BCE
Ge Hong, Baopuzi, 4th c. CE

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