Baosheng Emperor 保生大帝
保生大帝 — the deified physician Wu Tao. God of medicine and healing, petitioned for recovery and for those in your care.
保生大帝 · 吳真人 · the God of Medicine
The Altar of Bao Sheng Da Di
Bao Sheng Da Di (保生大帝) is the deified physician Wu Tao (吳夲), the God of Medicine who healed rich and poor alike for free. Offer incense and pray for health, recovery and the wellbeing of your family, then receive the great physician’s counsel. 妙手回春。
History & feast day · 簡介
Bao Sheng Da Di was Wu Tao (吳夲, 979–1036), a physician of Baijiao in Tong’an, Fujian, known reverently as 大道公 or 吳真人. A brilliant doctor, he treated the rich and the poor alike without charge, and legend credits him with miraculous cures — even dotting a dragon’s eyes (點龍睛) and healing a tiger’s throat (醫虎喉). After he ascended in 1036, he was deified as the God of Medicine. His ancestral temple is 白礁慈濟宮, and more than 2,000 temples honor him across Fujian, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
三月十五 · 保生大帝聖誕 — devotees pray for health, healing and a safe year (the windy day is fondly called 大道公風).
An interactive devotional altar for guidance & reflection — not medical advice. For health concerns, see a doctor.
The doctor who became a god
Wu Tao was an eleventh-century Fujianese physician who refused payment from the poor and, according to tradition, once cured a tiger and an empress. Deified after his death, he became the patron of medicine across Fujian and the diaspora.
His feast is the fifteenth day of the third lunar month.
An important note
Petitioning 保生大帝 is a devotional act. It is not a treatment. If you or someone you care for is unwell, see a doctor first — the tradition itself venerates a physician, and would not have you do otherwise.
Common questions
Is this a substitute for medical care?
Absolutely not. Seek professional medical help first, always.
Was he real?
Yes — Wu Tao, an eleventh-century physician of Fujian.
What is offered?
Herbs, tea, fruit.