Daoist 12 apostles------------------------------Christian 12 apostles
9. Jade Tripod |
3. James son of Zebedee in "a stone boat" http://www.csj.org.uk/apostle.htm His legend, involving being required to yoke "untamed and savage bulls" http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/santiago/leyenda1.html resembleth that of Iason, who at lake Tritonis was given, by Triton, tripods. |
8. Heavenly Master of Divine Virtue |
4. John his brother most virtuous of the apostles, and surnamed "the Divine". |
7. Virtue of the Pure Void restored, to another, eyesight (CoG, p. 355) |
5. Philip commanded another to "see" (John 1:46) |
6. Merciful Navigation "tossed his glazed vase in the air and ... Dong Quan was sucked inside." (CoG, p. 923) |
6. Bartholomew -- Devil said :"I took a vial in mine hand" (Quaestions of Bartholomew 59): "Then Bartholomew commanded him to go into hell." (QoB 60) http://www.gnosis.org/library/gosbart.htm |
5. Universal Virtue "fingers" (CoG, p. 925) |
7. Thomas "finger" (John 20:27) |
4. Heavenly Master of Outstanding Culture reconciled an uncle-and-nephew (CoG, p. 287) |
8. Matthew treated with a father-and-son, both named Fulvanus -- Acts of Matthew http://www.gnosis.org/library/actmat.htm |
3. Master Grand Completion slew (CoG, p. 1483) goddess "Fiery Spirit", who had "mounted her golden-eyed camel" (CoG, p. 1479) |
9. James son of Alphaeus: "the skin of his knees and forehead was hardened like to camels' hoofs." (according to Hegesippus) (LoF, Vol. V) http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/JAMES.htm |
2. Master Pure Essence |
10. Lebaeus Thaddaeus: cf. <arabic lubb "essence" |
1. Burning Lamp "on Mount Divine Hawk" (CoG, p. 293) |
11. Simon the Canaanite at a city called Suanir, possibly in the country of the Suani, a people in Colchis (LoF, Vol. III). http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/SIMON.htm [The name Colchian capital Aia is similar the name of the island Aiaia of Kirke "falcon".] |
12. Yellow Dragon Immortal = ? serpent coiled in bowl (in Laotian myth) |
12. Judas Iscariot whose 30 pieces of silver were used to buy potter's field (Matthew 27:3-7): cf. "Plain of Jars" in Laos |
11. Krakuchanda ("who later became a Buddha" -- CoG, p. 891) founder of religion |
1. Simon Peter "on this ... I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18) |
10. Fairy Primordial left his "footprints over all the four seas" (CoG, p. 267) |
2. Andrew his brother at "the sea" (Acts of Andrew 24) |
CoG, pp. 1101-1015 |
Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16 [; Acts 1:13] |
other ordinal enumerations:--
... Cave |
on ... Mountain |
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12. |
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Jiang Ziya |
Jiang Ziya |
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Nangong Kuo |
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Wu Ji |
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Peach Spring |
Nine Immortal |
3. |
3. |
2. & |
Exalted Cloud |
Taihua |
2. |
2. |
3. |
10. & |
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Master Spiritual Treasure |
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Fairy Maid |
Two Caelestial |
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Flying Cloud |
Dragon Squeezing |
11. |
11. |
11. |
4. |
4. & |
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Immortal Universal Virtue |
Universal Virtue |
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Master of the Clouds & |
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6. |
6. |
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9. |
9. & |
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Master of the Clouds |
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Golden Light |
Qianyuan |
10. |
10. |
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7. |
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8. |
8. |
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Original Yang |
Kongtong |
Master Spiritual Treasure |
Master Spiritual Treasure |
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High Cloud |
Five Dragon |
4. |
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White Crane |
Nine palace |
5. |
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Perfumed Wood |
Putuo |
6. |
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Golden Haze |
Jade Spring |
9. |
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Jade House |
Golden Courtyard |
8. |
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Purple Sun |
Green Peak |
7. |
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12. & |
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Lu Ya |
Lu Ya |
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1. |
1. & |
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Jiang Ziya |
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Jinzha & |
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Muzha |
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Wei Hu & |
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Thunderbolt |
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p. 891 |
loc. cit. |
loc. cit. |
pp. 1589 & 1591 |
p. 1599 |
CoG = Xu Zhonglin (translated by Gu Zhizhong): Creation of the Gods. New World Press; Foreign Languages Press; Hunan People's Publishing House. Beijing, 2000.
LoF = "The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints" by the Rev. Alban Butler, the 1864 edition published by D. & J. Sadlier, & Company