Statue of
Tian Du Yuan Shuai,
a
Taoist
deity, also referred to as
Lao Ye (fig.), who is considered the guardian of the
performing arts, especially for traditional
Chinese Opera, at
Phra Phuttha Ming Mongkhon Eknaak Khiri
in
Phuket.
He is typically depicted with a black complexion, holding a pot with a
yin-yang
lid, wielding an ax, and—similar to
Nezha,
the youthful Chinese deity and warrior—standing with one foot
on a Wheel
of Fire.
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