THREE CHINESE DEITIES
b. Chang Kung Sheng Chün
張公聖君
C.
d. Kung Sheng Chün
公聖君
Fa Tze Chu
法子主
e. Fa Tze Wang
法子王
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f. Fa Tze Kung
法子公
g. Sheng Chih
聖
h. Min Shan Fa Chu
閩山法主
t. Wu Sheng Kung
巫聖公
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altar. Fa Chu Kung is wearing a gilt crown, and robed with red robes. Seen in Seremban and Kuala Lumpur, and in a famous Foo-chow temple in Singapore.
Seen in a Fukien temple in Toa Payoh, Singapore, co-located with Chiu Kung Sheng Hou (II).
A Fukien god carver says that this is the Cantonese name for him. However, this is normally the short title for the Ch'aochow rain deity Feng Yu Sheng Chih (風雨聖者).
In a Foochow temple in Singapore.
Seen in a Fukien temple in Tampin in Malaya.
One temple keeper said that he is called Fa Chu Kung in all places in Fukien Province, except for Pu Hsien area where he is known as b. above.
Disciples, attendants and other gods sharing the same altar as Fa Chu Kung
When Fa Chu Kung is the main deity, he is to be seen either alone, or with his two brothers, or with his two or four attendants. If he is with a large group of major and minor deities, he is comparatively near to the main deity, often on the immediate left. The most frequent main deity with whom he appears is Hsüan Tien (太上玄天).
Feast and Birthdays
His feast and birthdays vary with the place, town or city in which his temple is located. In Taiwan the most frequent date is
THREE CHINESE DEITIES
b. Chang Kung Sheng Chün
張公聖君
C.
d.
Kung Sheng Chün
公聖君
Fa Tze Chu 去子主
e. Fa Tze Wang 法子王
+
f. Fa Tze Kung 法子公
g.
Sheng Chih
聖
h. Min Shan Fa Chu
閩山法主
t. Wu Sheng Kung
巫聖公
187
altar. Fa Chu Kung is wearing a gilt crown, and robed with red robes.
Seen in Seremban and Kuala Lumpur, and in a famous Foo- chow temple in Singapore.
Seen in a Fukien temple in
Toa Payoh, Singapore, co-locat-
ed with Chiu Kung Sheng Hou (II).
A Fukien god carver says that this is the Cantonese name for him. However, this is nor- mally the short title for the Ch'aochow rain deity Feng Yu
Sheng Chih (風雨聖者)
In a Foochow temple in Singapore.
Seen in a Fukien temple in
Tampin in Malaya.
One temple keeper said that he is called Fa Chu Kung in all
places in Fukien Province, except for Pu Hsien area where he is known as b. above.
Disciples, attendants and other gods sharing the same altar as Fa Chu Kung
When Fa Chu Kung is the main deity, he is to be seen either alone, or with his two brothers, or with his two or four attendants. If he is with a large group of major and minor deities, he is com- paratively near to the main deity, often on the immediate left. The
most frequent main deity with whom he appers is Hsüan Tien( ✯ 天太带 )
Feast and Birthdays
His feast and birthdays vary with the place, town or city in which his temple is located. In Taiwan the most frequent date is
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