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  Thirty-six Celestial Guardians

 

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Bas-relief of the Sanshiliu Tiangang or Thirty-six Celestial Guardians, group of divine warrior-spirits in Taoist cosmology, as depicted inside Chao Yuan Kong, Penang's Temple of Good Health, at Chew Jetty.

 

They are revered as powerful protectors of the heavenly order and guardians of the spiritual realm. Each Guardian presides over a distinct celestial domain or spiritual function and is often depicted seated upon a symbolic animal—real or mythical.

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  Thirty-six Celestial Guardians