Landlord deity
Landlord deities (
They are minor gods who are considered to be of lower rank than Tudigongs and City Gods.
In some East Asian cultures, when people move to a new place, they ask for the permission of the landlord deity before settling in.
In China
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Landlord Gods (Chinese:
Landlord god tablet
[change | change source]The Landlord God tablet usually has two inscriptions, one on the left for “The Landlord Wealth God of the Overseas Tang People” (
Benefits of worshipping landlord gods
[change | change source]The Landlord God is believed to have the power to help people gather wealth, and the tablet's placement must follow fengshui laws.[2] In Chinese tradition, Spirit houses are called
In Taiwan
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In Taiwan honoring landlord deities is very important. Both government organizations and companies honor them when they enter a new building. Household altars for Dijizhu are also very common.[3] People disagree on what landlord deities are. Some people say they are ghosts. Some people say they are gods. Sometimes, they are thought to be the souls of former occupants.[4] This tradition may have originated from the Taiwanese indigenous peoples who practiced indoor burial, burying people inside buildings. Dijizhu may also be linked to Goryō or people who died without relatives.
In Japan
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Jinushigami (
Japanese people have honored them since at least the 9th century. People seek their blessing before they move to the land. Some people think they are ancestors.[7]
Japanese people do a ritual called Jichinsai for Jinushigami.[8]
Ōkuninushi is sometimes considered a Jinushigami of Japan as a whole.
Hokora are often created for Jinushigami,[8] natural objects like trees are also often seen to be yorishiro or shintai for them[8][8]
Shinra Myōjin is considered a landlord deity, but he originated in Korea[9]
Pop culture
[change | change source]The manga series Kamisama Kiss, written by Julietta Suzuki, follows the story of Nanami Momozono, who becomes the guardian deity of an abandoned shrine.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Dragon, Tin Yat. "Landlord Deity in Taoism
土地 神明 ". Tin Yat Dragon. Retrieved 2023-04-08. - ↑ The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, vol. Religions & Beliefs, edited by Prof. Dr M. Kamal Hassan & Dr. Ghazali bin Basri. ISBN 981-3018-51-8
- ↑ ChinaConnectU (2012-01-23). "Religion, Folk (Mínjiān zōngjiào
民間 宗教 )|Mínjiān zōngjiào民間 宗教 (Religion, Folk)". ChinaConnectU. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-04-07. - ↑
弘子 ,植野 (1992-03-31). "台湾 漢 民族 の死霊 と土地 :謝 土 儀礼 と地 基 主 をめぐって(Ⅳ.祖先 祭祀 の諸 形態 )".国立 歴史 民俗 博物館 研究 報告 (in Japanese). 41: 377–411. ISSN 0286-7400. - ↑ https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jrj/10/1/article-p102_6.xml
- ↑ https://archive.today/20230407201919/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9641
- ↑ "Shinto Portal - IJCC, Kokugakuin University". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://archive.today/20230407040316/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9956
- ↑ Kim, Sujung (2019). Shinra Myōjin and Buddhist Networks of the East Asian "Mediterranean". University of Hawaii Press. p. 30. doi:10.1515/9780824881733. ISBN 978-0-8248-8173-3. S2CID 243035601. Retrieved 2023-02-20.