Deification
Deification (ancient Greek: ἀ ποθέωσις) is to put a person high to the point of God. History is quite popular monarchical gods said that the king is considered to be the agent of God in the world. As in the early days of the establishment of the Roman Empire, the monarch claimed to be king of the king, and to the world to worship them, as gods worship and built the temple. Today, part of the monarchy of the authorities and the people also for the king to shape the image of the gods, such as the modern Japanese emperor and the nearest Nepalese king, have monarchized the monarch. Chinese folk beliefs are often deified the historical figures, the court will also comply with the public to give certification, for example, the Ming Dynasty Wanli emperor seal the closure of the public for the customs of the emperor, the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi Di Zhen Mazu days. Many of the famous religious and philosophers in history have not lived in God, but have been deified by their disciples for a long time. Although the originator of Taoist philosophy, for the non-Taoist believers is an ordinary wise man, but for the Taoist but respect him as too Laojun. Similarly, although Confucianism is not divisive, but some of the Confucianists also Confucius deification and their worship. ...