Chongbai

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Chongbai (崇拜) also called Worship of the Deep is the ethnic religion of Daxia and is practiced by a majority of the Daxian people. A polytheistic religion, the Chongbai pantheon is composed of dozens of gods and hundreds of minor deities and aspects of nature. Aspects of Chongbai have influenced the cosmovision of Daxians and their sense of special destiny; Daxian racialist theories are deeply enmeshed with Chongbai religious doctrines. The Emperors were considered to be the heads of the Chongbai religious hierarchy thanks to their special connections to the divine, in their absence the Custodian of the Grand Temple of Diqiu and Grand Hierophant is considered the seniormost and preeminent religious figure.

Beliefs

Deities

Beneficent Deities

Diqiu

God of the Underworld, creator of mankind and chief deity of the pantheon.

Yuanding

God of Nature, creator of the Great Garden and guardian of nature. In ancient times he was worshipped primarily by the Men of the hedge.

Mingje

God of Fortune, affects Luck and the use of Numerology.

Ruinous Deities

Jinya

God of Greed, is represented by a clay pot with a sinister grinning face.

Abotur

God of Tremors, responsible for earthquakes and seismic movements, is represented by a mountain with one eye.

Shrines

Religious Hierarchy

Holy texts

Artifacts