Huyen Thien Tran Vu

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Huyen Thien Tran Vu is a Taoist deity venerated in Vietnamese folk religion, often associated with protection, martial power, and the northern direction.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Huyen Thien Tran Vu canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Taoist deity
Vietnamese folk deity
associatedWith martial power
military protection of the state
northern direction
protection
snake
tortoise
water element
winter season
belongsToTradition Chinese Taoist pantheon (as Xuanwu)
cosmologicalAssociation guardian of the northern heavens
north of the cosmos
culture Vietnamese culture
direction north
equivalentTo Xuanwu
Zhenwu Dadi
linked to: Zhenwu
gender male
hasAttribute ability to ward off evil
exorcistic power
martial strength
hasRole guardian deity
protector of the north
hasTitle Chan Vu
linked to: Tran Vu Quan

Huyen Thien Tran Vu
Tran Vu De Quan
linked to: Tran Vu Quan
iconography armed warrior figure
often standing on a tortoise and snake
influencedBy Chinese Taoism
linked to: Taoism
partOf Four directional deities tradition
religion Taoism
Vietnamese folk religion
veneratedIn Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam

Vietnamese folk temples
worshippedFor protection from disasters
protection of communities
safety in warfare
worshipPractice offerings at temples and shrines
rituals for protection and exorcism
worshipType local folk cult
state cult (historically in Vietnam)

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quan Thanh Temple dedicatedTo Huyen Thien Tran Vu
Huyen Thien Tran Vu hasTitle Huyen Thien Tran Vu
Den Quan Thanh dedicatedTo Huyen Thien Tran Vu