Di Zhu God

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Di Zhu God (Chinese: 地主神) is a God in Chinese folk beliefs, the Malaysian Chinese called this God as Di Zhu or Teh Choo in Hokkien, the meaning is Lord of the Land Used. According to Malaysian Chinese, every building or space used has its interior Lord of the Land Used and outdoor Lord of the Land Used.

Contents 1 Business & Fenshui 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Business & Fenshui

The 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." Di Zhu God has the power to help gathering wealth, and the position of the tablet must be placed properly according to the Fengshui law.

[edit] See also

• Tu Di Gong (Chinese: 土地公)
• Malaysian Chinese Gods
• Chinese Malaysian
• Chinese religion
• Ancestor worship
• Superstition of Malaysian Chinese
• Fengshui
• Chinese folk religion
• Chinese mythology
• list of deities

[edit] External links

• (Chinese: 安奉神位保家運)

[edit] References

• The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, vol. Religions & Beliefs, edited by Prof. Dr M. Kamal Hassan & Dr. Ghazali bin Basri ISBN 981-3018-51-8 [1]