Legendary Erlang Shen And His Third Seeing Eye That Could Distinguish Between Truth And Lie
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erlang Shen (or Erlang) is one of the famous gods in Chinese beliefs. He has a powerful third, truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead. (Erlang Shen means "2nd son god"), while "Er" means 2nd, "Lang" means boy, and "Shen" means God.
No other Chinese god has the feature of the third eye except Erlang Shen. Devotees generally named it the "Heaven's Eye.
According to a Chinese myth, Erlang Shen's powerful third eye could discern truth from lies. The eye could differentiate between an honest, good man and an evil one in the middle of God's forehead. His eye could detect incoming enemies from vast distances and destroy them without using weapons.
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