John Shaqi
Chinese1600 BCE – present

Patriarch Ching Chwee

China

Patriarch Ching Chwee, also known as Chó͘-su-kong, born Tan Chiau Eng was a Chan/Zen Buddhist monk during the Northern Song from Anxi County, Quanzhou. He was said to have gained supernatural powers through his skill in learning and preaching the Dharma and meditation. Through this, he is said to have saved the town of Anxi during a period of drought, bringing rain as he went from place to place.

Patriarch Ching Chwee

Patriarch Ching Chwee

Patriarch Ching Chwee, also known as Chó͘-su-kong, born Tan Chiau Eng was a Chan/Zen Buddhist monk during the Northern Song from Anxi County, Quanzhou. He was said to have gained supernatural powers through his skill in learning and preaching the Dharma and meditation. Through this, he is said to have saved the town of Anxi during a period of drought, bringing rain as he went from place to place. In reverence, the villagers built shrines to him and hence became a deity in Chinese folk religion.

Pantheon: Chinese Culture: Chinese Civilization: China Period: 1600 BCE – present

Source: Wikipedia

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Ching_Chwee

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