Vietnamese folk deities
C23954
concept
Vietnamese folk deities are a diverse pantheon of indigenous, ancestral, nature, and historical spirits venerated through syncretic rituals that blend Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and local animist traditions to protect communities and guide daily life.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese deity | 2 |
| figure in Vietnamese folk religion | 2 |
| figure in Đạo Mẫu | 2 |
| Figure in Đạo Mẫu | 1 |
| Vietnamese folk deities canonical | 1 |
| Vietnamese folk deity | 1 |
| Vietnamese goddess | 1 |
| Vietnamese household deity | 1 |
| Vietnamese mother goddess | 1 |
| deity in Vietnamese folk religion | 1 |
| principal goddess in Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Vietnamese folk deities
Generated description
Vietnamese folk deities are a diverse pantheon of indigenous, ancestral, nature, and historical spirits venerated through syncretic rituals that blend Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and local animist traditions to protect communities and guide daily life.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ông Công Ông Táo | — |
| Ông Táo | Vietnamese deity |
| Lord of the Land and Kitchen Gods | Vietnamese household deity |
| Mẫu Thượng Thiên | principal goddess in Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship |
| Mẫu Thoải | Figure in Đạo Mẫu |
| Mẫu Địa | Vietnamese mother goddess |
| Liễu Hạnh | Vietnamese goddess |
| Quan Lớn | figure in Đạo Mẫu |
| Chầu Bà | figure in Vietnamese folk religion |
| La To | Vietnamese deity |
| Huyen Thien Tran Vu | Vietnamese folk deity |
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Ngọc Hoàng (Vietnamese folk religion)
surface form:
Ngọc Hoàng
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figure in Vietnamese folk religion |