Aug 13, 2010 © Ulrich Theobald
This list includes deities of the Daoist pantheon that were either acknowledged by imperial patronage of found widespread veneration among Daoists. The second part includes deities and spirits that are venerated in popular religion, but only such that are venerated in a wider area or nation-wide. The third part a group of immortals appearing in Daoist tales or historical persons that were later venerated as deities.
	| Daoist Deities | 
	| 三清 | 
	Sanqing | 
	The Three Pures | 
	| 四御 | 
	Siyu | 
	The Four Guides | 
	| 玉皇 | 
	Yuhuang | 
	The Jade Emperor | 
	| 后土 | 
	Houtu | 
	The Goddess of the Soil | 
	| 護法四聖 | 
	Hufa sisheng | 
	The Four Saints Protecting the Standards | 
	| 五老君 | 
	Wulaojun | 
	The Five Old Lords | 
	| 五星七曜星君 | 
	Wuxing qiyao xingjun | 
	The Lords of the Five Stars and the Seven Radiances | 
	| 北斗七星君 | 
	Beidou qixing jun | 
	The Lord of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper | 
	| 四靈二十八宿 | 
	Siling ershibaxie | 
	The Twenty-Eight Seats of the Four Spirits | 
	| 真武大帝 | 
	Zhenwu dadi | 
	The Great Perfect Martial Emperor | 
	| 長生大帝 | 
	Changsheng dadi | 
	The Great Emperor of Longevity | 
	| 三官大帝 | 
	Sanguan dadi | 
	The Three Great Imperial Officials | 
	| 黄帝 | 
	Huang Di | 
	The Yellow Emperor | 
	| 西王母 | 
	Xiwangmu | 
	The Queen Mother of the West | 
	| 東王公 | 
	Dongwang gong | 
	The Lord King of the East | 
	| 九天玄女 | 
	Jiutian xuannü | 
	The Mysterious Maidens of the Nine Heavens | 
	| 斗姆 | 
	Doumu | 
	Mother Dipper | 
	| 嫘祖 | 
	Leizu | 
	The Goddess of Silk | 
	| 二郎神 | 
	Erlangshen | 
	The Two Divine Ministers | 
	| 玉女 | 
	Yunü | 
	Jade Girl, daughter of the Jade Emperor; Celestial servant | 
	| 三皇五帝 | 
	Sanhuang wudi | 
	The Three Augusts and the Five Emperors | 
Popular deities
城隍 
Chenghuang City gods
土地 
Tudi or 
Sheshen 社神 
Local deities
太歲 
Taisui The Planet Jupiter
雷神 
Leishen The God of Thunder
門神 
Menshen The Door Gods
福祿壽三星 
Fu lu shou sanxing The Three Stars of Wealth, Status and Longevity
竈神 
Zaoshen The Kitchen Goddess
財神 
Caishen The God of Money
Zhao Gongming 趙公明, god of money and of pestilence
行神 
Xingshen 
三尸神 
Sanshishen 
瘟神 
Wenshen The Gods of Pestilence
蠶神 
Canshen The goddess of silk
廁神 
Ceshen The Goddess of the Latrine
醫王 
Yiwang The King of Medicine
葯王 
Yaowang The King(s) of Pharmaceuticals
杜康 
Du Kang The God of Wine
媽祖 Goddess Mazu
Zhong Kui 鍾馗 (legendary person fighting against demons)
臨水夫人 
Linshui furen The Lady of River Lin
保生大帝 
Baosheng dadi The Great Emperor Protecting Life
開漳聖王 
Kaizhang shengwang The Saint Prince of Kaizhang
三山國王 
Sanshanguo wang The King of the Three Mountain Lands
Immortals and deified historical persons
赤松子 Master Red Pine
寧封子 Master Ningfeng
廣成子 Master Guangcheng
容成公 Master Rongcheng
赤精子 Master Red Essence
Peng Zu 彭祖 (Daoist immortal)
趙公明 
Zhao Gongming (see also 
God of Money and 
Gods of Pestilence)
太玄女 Taixuannü (
Xuan Nü The Maiden of the Great Mystery, Mysterious Maiden
關聖帝君 
Guansheng dijun or 關公 Guan Gong (
Guan Yu 關羽)
王喬 Wang Qiao
鬼谷先生 Guigu xiansheng
安期生 Anqi sheng
許真君 Xu zhenren
尹真人 Yin zhenren
薩真人 Sa zhenren
陰長生 Yin changsheng
河上公 Heshang gong
張三豐 Zhang Sanfeng
岳飛 Yue Fei
三茅真君 
Sanmao zhenjun
麻姑 
Magu
驪山老母 
Lishan laomu The old lady from Mt. Lishan
四大真人 
Si da zhenren
八仙 
Baxian The eight immortals
王靈官 Wang Lingguan
文昌帝君 
Wenchang dijun
東嶽大帝 
Dongyue dadi
酆都大帝 
Fengdu dadi
關聖帝君 
Guansheng dijun
碧霞元君 
Bixua yuanjun
降魔護道天尊 
Jiangmo hudao tianzun
五嶽大帝 
Wuyue dadi The great emperors of the five summits