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In a Chinese folk religious tradition, the seven stars of the Big Dipper plus two less visible ones thwartwise the "handle" are the Jiǔhuángshén (九皇神 "Nine God-Kings"), and they are conceived as the ninefold manifestation of the supreme God of Heaven, which in this tradition is called Jiǔhuángdàdì (九皇大帝, "Great Deity of the Nine Kings") (Cheu, p. 19), Xuántiān Shàngdì (玄天上帝 "Highest Deity of the Dark Heaven") (DeBernardi, pp. 57–59), or Dòufù (斗父 "Father of the Chariot"). The number nine is for this reason associated with the yang masculine power of the dragon, and celebrated in the Double Ninth Festival and Nine God-Kings Festival (DeBernardi, pp. 57–59). The Big Dipper is the expansion of the supreme principle, governing waxing and life (yang), while the Little Dipper is its reabsorption, governing waning and death (yin) (Cheu, p. 19; DeBernardi, pp. 57–59). The mother of the Jiuhuangshen is Dǒumǔ (斗母 "Mother of the Chariot"), the female aspect of the supreme (Cheu, p. 19; DeBernardi, pp. 57–59).

  • Source#3: Cheu, Hock Tong (1988). The Nine Emperor Gods: A Study of Chinese Spirit-medium Cults. Time Books International. ISBN 9971653850. p. 9.
  • Source#4: DeBernardi, Jean (2007). "Commodifying Blessings: Celebrating the Double-Yang Festival in Penang, Malaysia and Wudang Mountain, China". In Kitiarsa, Pattana. Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods. Routledge. ISBN 113407445X. pp. 57–59.
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