What level of god is Zhong Kui?

Zhong Kui is an immortal at the level of a Celestial Master.

Known as the Heavenly Master who can kill the Five Poisons, and also known as the Door God, although Zhong Kui is ranked as the Heavenly Master, there is still a gap between his position and the gods such as Erlang Shen. As one of the judges in ancient legends, Zhong Kui is a bit scary, but he is also a very upright person.

Although Zhong Kui is a ghost-hunting master, he is a man of great learning and talent. Zhong Kui was a scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He read poetry and books since he was a child, and later went to Beijing to take the exam. , in the end, it was a pity that because Zhong Kui was too ugly, he failed to get the top prize, so Zhong Kui crashed to death on the steps of the hall in anger.

After Zhong Kui died, the emperor heard that he gave Zhong Kui a red official robe and buried Zhong Kui. During Li Longji's reign, he accidentally became seriously ill, and he tried every means to treat him. It was unsuccessful, but when he was dreaming, he dreamed that an ugly man caught a kid and ate it on the spot, and claimed that he was Zhong Kui, who failed to pass the imperial examination.

Character origin

The name Zhong Kui was first seen in "Yishi of Tang Dynasty". It is said that when Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty was ill, he dreamed of a little ghost stealing a jade flute and Yang Guifei's embroidered bag. When he was angry, he saw a big ghost with a beard on his face, gouging out the little ghost's eyes and swallowing them. This ghost calls himself Nanshan Zhongkui. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu, he took the martial arts examination, but failed because of his poor appearance. He bumped into the stone steps in front of the palace and died in shame and anger.

Meng Gaozu gave him a robe of fate to be buried with him. After Zhong Kui turned into a ghost, he vowed to slay demons for the Tang Dynasty. After Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty woke up, his illness recovered without medicine. He recalled what he saw in his dream to Wu Daozi and ordered him to draw a portrait of Zhong Kui and promulgate it to the world. Folks also hang their portraits to drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits. Zhong Kui and King Yama have different origins. King Yama is actually a foreign name. He came to China with the introduction of Buddhism.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhong Kui