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Clairvoyance is the name of a Chinese deity. " clairvoyance" literally means the ability to see thousands of miles away meaning a deity who can see very far. Clairaudient is the brother of clairvoyant who just as his name suggests, has very good hearing. However, there are different opinions on their legends among the people. Therefore, this thesis elaborates the origin of the two deities in terms of the yi myth, Dazu stone carvings, holy virgin books, novels, Taoist classics, clairvoyance and clairaudient sealed by the Qing dynasty imperial edict in sanxingdui.
However, in Taiwan temple,for two gods image of clairvoyance, clairaudient are often swapped , let the faithful people can only judge its name from its gestures, so clairvoyance, clairaudient image origin and representative of symbolic significance are the object of the author's study.
Clairvoyance and clairaudient,the two gods are only holding halberd, axe and wing which represent a symbol of auspicious, blessing and give the symbol of wealth. Two eyes are wide open, ears listen to which represents to watch the faithful people's behavior, pay attention to their own words and deeds and have the meaning of its supervision of enlightenment.
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