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the 23rd day of the sixth lunar month. In Singapore and in Malaya the usual date is the 23rd of the seventh lunar month; but other comparatively common dates are the 6th of the third lunar month, the 18th of the fifth lunar month, the 26th of the sixth lunar month, and the 10th of the eighth lunar month.
Names of his family
Fa Chu Kung's family name was Chang (**張**) and he was called Chang Kung (**昌公**). His two brothers are called variously:
a. Chang Kung (#2); red face; in Fukien temples
b. Hsiau Kung(); pink face; in Fukien temples
a. Hung Kung (#2); pink face; in Fukien temples
b. Hsiau Kung (2): white face; in Fukien temples
a. Chiang Chün Ye (*): red face; this last group was seen in a Cantonese temple in Seremban
b. Fa Ch'ing(): white face; this last group was seen in a Cantonese temple in Seremban
His four assistants have been observed in one temple only, a Hengwa Fukien temple, and are called:
a. Liu 劉
b. Lien 遵
c. Chang 張
d. ...
He has two main disciples:
Ma Ye: white faced; with a bell in right hand for punctuating prayers, and wearing a horse head hat.
Hu Ye: red faced; with a bottle in his left hand containing magic water for frightening demons, and wearing a tiger head hat.
Community Groups worshipping Fa Chu Kung
Each temple in which Fa Chu Kung has been observed has had a temple keeper, appointed by the temple committee or from whom he had purchased his franchise. The main community groups in which Fa Chu Kung is to be found are from the An Chi and Ying Ch'üen areas of Fukien province. Other community groups which have images to Fa Chu Kung are Foochow City, T'ung An and Heng Wa. He is to be seen in at least 34 temples in Singapore and