Lord of the Soil and Ground
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Lord of the Soil and Ground is a Chinese folk deity title referring to the local earth god who oversees land, agriculture, and community welfare.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese folk deity title
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earth god ⓘ local tutelary deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
boundary stones
ⓘ
fields and farmlands ⓘ local shrines ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
links human community with earth forces
ⓘ
part of bureaucratic heavenly order in Chinese belief ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
community welfare ⓘ earth ⓘ land ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| function |
blessing of harvests
ⓘ
maintenance of local order ⓘ protection of graves and ancestral tombs ⓘ protection of land ownership ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
guardian of territory
ⓘ
protector of travelers within his jurisdiction ⓘ provider of material blessings ⓘ |
| honorificStatus |
local official-like spirit
ⓘ
low-ranking deity in Chinese pantheon ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
business prosperity
ⓘ
family safety ⓘ good harvests ⓘ resolution of local disputes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
neighborhood area
ⓘ
specific locality ⓘ village territory ⓘ |
| refersTo | local earth god ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| role |
ensures prosperity of residents
ⓘ
guards local communities ⓘ mediates between people and higher deities ⓘ oversees local land ⓘ protects agricultural productivity ⓘ |
| typeOfCult |
local cult
ⓘ
popular religion cult ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
merchants
ⓘ
peasants ⓘ urban residents ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
towns
ⓘ
urban neighborhoods ⓘ villages ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
burning of paper money
ⓘ
offerings of food ⓘ offerings of incense ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.