Hmong mythology gods and goddesses play a significant role in the rich cultural traditions of the Hmong people. This ancient belief system encompasses concepts of reincarnation, ancestral …

Hmong mythology is a rich and complex system of beliefs and practices that permeates the daily life of the Hmong people. At its core are a variety of gods and goddesses who are revered and …

The Hmong people, an ethnic group originating in Southeast Asia, predominantly inhabit the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. With a rich cultural history …

Kev Dab Kev Qhuas (Hmong folk spirituality or Miao folk spirituality) is the common ethnic religion of the Miao people, best translated as the "practice of spirituality". [1] The religion is also called …

Chiyou is regarded as a leader of the Nine Li tribe (九黎, RPA White Hmong: Cuaj Li Ntuj) by nearly all sources. [10] However, his exact ethnic affiliations are quite complex, with multiple …

Traditionally, Hmong religion involves belief in animism, that all things have spiritual essences or souls, and in multiple gods or creators, which do not dwell in the physical human realm. …

Hmong have from 1-20 souls, depending upon the group and the family. (Remember, Hmong religion developed in an egalitarian tribe: there is no hierarchical, bureaucratic institution that …

Goumang, also known as Jumang (句芒), is an auxiliary god of the Fuxi family. [1] . The Classic of Mountains and Seas described his appearance as "having a human face and a bird's body, …

The Hmong world is inhabited by a variety of natural, ancestral, and supernatural spirits or gods. As with much in Hmong religion, Chinese influence is strong, and the Hmong Otherworld is …

A Hmong story in which Kab Yeeb (Guanyin) is part of the name of a male character, possibly reflecting the derivation of the Chinese Godess of Mercy Guanyin from the male bodhisattva …