Di Zhu God

Di Zhu God

Di Zhu God (Chinese: 地主神, meaning "Earth Spirit") is a spirit in Chinese folk beliefs.

Business & Feng Shui

Di Zhu God's tablet is inscribed with (middle two rows) "left: The Di Zhu God of Overseas Tang peoples (Overseas Chinese), right: The dragon of five sides & five lands (Fengshui). The side inscriptions mean "The wealth comes from ten thousand directions and the business comes from thousands of miles." It is believed that the Di Zhu God has powers to help gather wealth, and the position of the tablet must be placed properly according to the laws of Feng Shui.

ee also

* Tu Di Gong (Chinese: 土地公)
* Chinese religion
* Ancestor worship
* Fengshui
* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese mythology
* list of deities

External links

* [http://www.liukunnan.com.hk/1f.htm (Chinese: 安奉神位保家運)]

References

* The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, vol. Religions & Beliefs, edited by Prof. Dr M. Kamal Hassan & Dr. Ghazali bin Basri ISBN 981-3018-51-8 [http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.cfm?SBNum=28708]


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