♦Sacred birth celebrated on 14th day of the 4th lunar month♦
Lü Dongbin, colloquially known as Lü Yan, is colloquially referred to as Fuyou Emperor Lord, Lü Pure Yang, Master Pure Sun, Xian Gong, Lü Ancestor, etc. Called Miaodao Heavenly Venerate by Daoists and Wenni True Buddha by Buddhists, he is one of the Eight Immortals of folklore. Lü Dongbin is also one of the five distinct Gods of Wen Chang and is often worshipped alongside Guan Gong, Master of Vermillion Cloak, Kui Xing, and Lord Wenchang. He was bestowed the title of Pure Yang Yanzheng Jinghua Emperor Lord during the Yuan Dynasty, from which the honorific Fuyou Emperor Lord came. He is worshipped by Confucianists, Daoists, and Buddhists alike.