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(960-1279), Liao (916-1115) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties, when several temples started to enshrine twenty-four deities. Statues of this three gods originally from the Taoist pantheon, namely the Emperor Zi Wei, Emperor Dongyue and the Thunder God, were adapted into Buddhist dharmapalas and added to the grouping as well, forming the modern list of twenty-four

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