Picture 1. Talisman of the Emperor of the South.
Picture 2. Talisman of the Emperor of the West.
Picture 3. Talisman of the Emperor of the Center.
Picture 4. Talisman of the Emperor of the East.
Picture 5. Talisman of the Emperor of the North.
Source: Lingbao wufu xu (Prolegomena to the Five Talismans of the Numinous Treasure; CT 388), chapter 3.
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