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==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Nandou Xingjun ({{wp|南斗星君|lang=zh}}) is the god of the Southern Dipper constellation in Taoism. Nandou Xingjun is associated with life, while [[Beidou Xingjun]], god of the Northern Dipper, is associated with death. | Nandou Xingjun ({{wp|南斗星君|lang=zh}}) is the god of the Southern Dipper constellation in Taoism, which is equivalent to part of the Sagittarius constellation in western astronomy. Nandou Xingjun is associated with life, while [[Beidou Xingjun]], god of the Northern Dipper, is associated with death. | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Nandou means "Southern Dipper". The Japanese name of this demon, Nanto Seikun (Sino-Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese 南斗星君 ''Nándǒu Xīngjūn''), means "Star Lord of the Southern Dipper". | |||
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