Second Floor – Main Palace Hall

Lord of the Sun (Taiyang Xing Jun)

Lord of the Sun (Taiyang Xing Jun)

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♦Sacred birth celebrated on the 19th day of the 3rd lunar month♦

The Daoist God of the Sun holds dominion over the sun. His full Daoist honorific title is “Sun Palace Bright Light Lord of the Sun”, and is often referred to as “The God of Clarity”, “Lord of the Sun,” “Sun God.” The Lord of the Sun is a masculine god, He oversees the movement of the sun, and controls the intensity of flames. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, light shines upon the earth, blessing the masses; hence generations of mortals have worshipped him.