Wealth God
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Wealth God is a revered Chinese deity associated with bestowing prosperity, good fortune, and financial success upon worshippers.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Chinese deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
financial success
ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
amulets
ⓘ
door posters ⓘ paintings ⓘ statues ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bringer of stable income
ⓘ
bringer of windfall wealth ⓘ guardian of household prosperity ⓘ protector of merchants ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bi Gan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caishen NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Wealth Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenchang Dijun NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhao Gongming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredAt |
business altars
ⓘ
home altars ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
holding gold ingots
ⓘ
seated on a tiger or horse ⓘ surrounded by attendants ⓘ wearing official robes ⓘ |
| invokedOn |
Lunar New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fifth day of Lunar New Year ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Chinese New Year customs
ⓘ
Chinese popular religion ⓘ feng shui ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
business success
ⓘ
luck in gambling ⓘ material abundance ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Chinese Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipMotive |
seeking business luck
ⓘ
seeking prosperity ⓘ seeking protection from poverty ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Chinese diaspora communities
ⓘ
Chinese people ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
burning incense
ⓘ
offering food ⓘ offering joss paper ⓘ prayer for wealth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.