What is Na Tuk Kong?
Na Tuk Kong (Chinese: 拿督公; pinyin: Ná Dū Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ná-tok-kong) are local guardian spirits in Malaysia. One derivation of the name unites Dato or Datuk from the local Malay word for ‘grandfather’, which is used as an honorific, combined with Kong from the Malaysian Chinese, also used as an honorific.
How do you worship Na Tuk Kong?
Offerings are usually placed at the altar or shrine once in the evening, at sunrise and later at sundown. The basic offerings are a pair of white candles, three joss sticks and burning gum Benjamin (kemenyan). Datuk worshippers prepare special offerings for the Na Tuk on Thursday evenings.
Who is Datuk Gong?
His name is Datuk Gong, or Nah Tuk Kong. He is a guardian spirit and an earth deity who has taken various forms across different periods and places across Southeast Asia, attracting devotees of different ethnicities and faiths.
How many Datuk Kong are there?
Some consider that there are 108 Datuk, identifying them with the 108 Ruesi of Hindu-Buddhism, characters who are gifted with spiritual and magical powers (Buddha, as well as Shiva, are considered Ruesi).
Where do you pray Tu Di Gong?
Tu Di Gong is still worshipped by many Chinese in modern times, with many housing small shrines with his image, commonly located under the main altar, or below the house door. Many worships make prayers to him for wealth and their well being.
Who is the most powerful Chinese god?
The Most Powerful Gods in Chinese Mythology
- Yuhuang Shangdi, The Jade Emperor.
- Wangmu Niangniang, the Queen Mother of the West.
- Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy.
- Yan Wang, King of Death.
- Ne Zha.
- Long Wang, the Dragon King.
- Nüwa, Creator of Mankind.
Who is the Japanese god of Earth?
Dojin
Dojin (土神), is a Japanese god of earth, land, and/or soil. Futodama is a kami who performed a divination when Amaterasu hid in a cave.
Who is above Jade Emperor?
Yuanshi Tianzun is said to be the supreme beginning, the limitless and eternal creator of Heaven and Earth, who picked Yu-huang, or the Jade Emperor, as his personal successor.