Khysamgathys
Khysamgathys OP t1_je0g8jv wrote
Reply to comment by Fast_Moon in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Unsurprising tbh, Japanese and Chinese folk religion share a lot of similarities, except Shinto got centralized.
Khysamgathys OP t1_je0g204 wrote
Reply to comment by pezx in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
The Catholic Church's beatification and canonization is pretty official and handled/monopolize by the church. Also you just become this demigod thing.
The Chinese case is very informal and just relies on sheer popular acclaim for a dead person. Plus you become a fullblown god.
Khysamgathys t1_j8qc0ag wrote
Khysamgathys OP t1_j6njbwj wrote
Reply to comment by InfamousBLT in TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys
Youre projecting m8 i did not imply this at all.
Khysamgathys OP t1_j6mtjay wrote
Reply to comment by Anti-theist999 in TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys
t. Big-Ears.
Khysamgathys OP t1_je4sdu3 wrote
Reply to comment by KypDurron in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
They de facto are no matter how much Catholics say they aren't.
I should know I am an ex-Catholic.