owsupaaaaaaa t1_je3avef wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:29 AM Reply to comment by fistfullofnoodle2 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 Monkey King also. It's the equivalent of building temples in the image of Bugs Bunny. Permalink Parent 4
owsupaaaaaaa t1_je3avef wrote
Reply to comment by fistfullofnoodle2 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 Monkey King also. It's the equivalent of building temples in the image of Bugs Bunny.