Tudigong
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Tudigong is a widely venerated Chinese earth god and local tutelary deity associated with protecting land, villages, and community welfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tudigong canonical | 2 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese deity
ⓘ
earth god ⓘ tutelary deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
community welfare ⓘ fertility of the land ⓘ good fortune ⓘ longevity ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
土地公
ⓘ
福德正神 ⓘ |
| cultType |
local cult
ⓘ
village deity cult ⓘ |
| domain |
earth
ⓘ
local land ⓘ village territory ⓘ |
| function |
guards graves and burial grounds
ⓘ
protects boundary markers ⓘ protects construction sites ⓘ records merits and demerits of local people ⓘ reports local affairs to higher gods ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
birthday celebrations in various local calendars
ⓘ
second day of the second lunar month ⓘ |
| hasShrineType |
household altar
ⓘ
village temple ⓘ wayside shrine ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Fude Zhengshen
ⓘ
Lord of the Soil and Ground ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Caishen
ⓘ
Houtu ⓘ Tianhou ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| role |
local guardian deity
ⓘ
overseer of local spirits ⓘ protector of communities ⓘ protector of households ⓘ protector of land ⓘ protector of travelers ⓘ protector of villages ⓘ provider of blessings ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chenghuangshen
ⓘ
City God of Shanghai ⓘ
surface form:
City God
|
| typicalDepiction |
elderly man with white beard
ⓘ
holding a gold ingot ⓘ holding a staff ⓘ wearing traditional official robes ⓘ |
| veneration | one of the most widely worshiped deities in Chinese folk religion ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
China
ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Macau ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
burning joss paper
ⓘ
offerings of fruit ⓘ offerings of incense ⓘ prayers for prosperity ⓘ prayers for protection ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.