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post Sep 5 2017, 12:03 AM

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Heard it's becos the hell gates start opening on the 1st day, keep getting wider as the days go by, and is widest on 15th day; thereafter starts closing and becomes narrower by the day till month end ...

I could be wrong.


QUOTE(mycolumn @ Sep 4 2017, 11:53 PM)
Oh ok. The hell door opened for 1 whole month or only on the 15th day of the 7th month? Why the 15th day is so special?
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post Sep 6 2017, 01:31 AM

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Is it dangerous for these people to act as the Black and White?
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post Sep 17 2017, 11:29 PM

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I'm a firm believer in Yin Yang, white & black, pros & cons, Gods & Devils, etc

I notice that this thread is more focused on Hell deities than Heaven deities. Perhaps there can be more discussion on Heaven deities, or should I start a new thread on that. Problem is I know very little of such things ... but am keen to know more.
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post Sep 19 2017, 05:52 PM

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OK, to start this off.

Who are the top Heaven deities, according to Chinese folk religion?


QUOTE(conxtion @ Sep 17 2017, 11:29 PM)
I'm a firm believer in Yin Yang, white & black, pros & cons, Gods & Devils, etc

I notice that this thread is more focused on Hell deities than Heaven deities.  Perhaps there can be more discussion on Heaven deities, or should I start a new thread on that.  Problem is I know very little of such things ... but am keen to know more.
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post Sep 19 2017, 11:31 PM

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San Qing, that wld be the Three Pure Ones? Have heard of them, but yes, are they even in temples? Maybe the famous Ipoh Sam Poh Toong?

Jade Emperor wld be Yook Wong Tai Taei.

Noticed that many temples are either Koon Yam (Guan Yin) miu or Guan Taei (General Guan) miu.

Also some Monkey God temples.

At home, most wld pray to Theen Kong (err .. Sky Deity?)

And Taei Chue Kong (Earth Deity?)

And Koon Yam.

QUOTE(nachtsider @ Sep 19 2017, 07:26 PM)
The highest ranking are the trinity known as the San Qing, but in practice, they are hardly revered.

Even the Jade Emperor, next in line, is pretty much there in temples and sintuas solely as a nominal presence to grant the place the necessary authority to operate.

Sintua doctrine states that the higher ranking a deity, the less involved they become with mortal affairs, and therefore the less relevant they become.

The highest ranking sintua deity who is worshipped on a widespread basis would be Guan Yin.
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post Sep 21 2017, 12:46 AM

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I was using Cantonese. Am a banana, so dunno much Mandarin Chinese.


QUOTE(nachtsider @ Sep 20 2017, 06:51 PM)

I'm not really familiar with most of the names you are using, by the way; you seem to be writing in a dialect I do not recognise.
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post Sep 21 2017, 01:46 AM

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I'm Hokkien Lang also.


QUOTE(nachtsider @ Sep 21 2017, 01:06 AM)
You're not a banana if you are able to speak Cantonese.

A banana denotes somebody who cannot speak Chinese in any shape or form.

I'm Hokkien myself; I don't understand a word of Cantonese. tongue.gif
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post Sep 21 2017, 08:46 PM

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Man .. so confusing, yet so enlightening. TQ, guys.
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post Jan 29 2018, 10:18 PM

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Hi, may I know the difference between Tudi Gong vs Dizhu Gong? (Sorry if wrongly spelt)

Tq
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post Jan 30 2018, 03:40 PM

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Thanks, nachtsider.

QUOTE(nachtsider @ Jan 30 2018, 06:58 AM)
Di Zhu Gong is a very minor earth deity, usually assigned to an individual homestead on an individual plot of land.

Tu Di Gong ranks higher; he can be in charge of several estates or tracts of soil.
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post May 11 2018, 01:06 PM

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The message got through, we voted wisely.
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post Apr 6 2020, 05:02 AM

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"King of Ghosts" is mentioned several times here in English.

What is the Hokkien equivalent?

And what is the Cantonese equivalent?

Tq

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post Apr 6 2020, 05:06 AM

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There are several Wang Ye among the deities.
Are they heavenly deities or hell deities?

Where are the temples with Wang Ye deities in Klang Valley?
(Googling doesn't help much, cos the Wang Ye may just be one of the many deities in a temple.)

Tq

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post Apr 14 2020, 09:39 PM

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Hey, thanks [putra23] That was what I wanted to know.
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post Apr 24 2020, 03:33 PM

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Btw, how did you guys celebrate Cheng Beng in this MCO period?
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post Jun 22 2020, 03:23 PM

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The future is always in motion. What a deity can see at this moment can quickly change due to the actions of billions of people and non-people.

So, it's better don't ask too specific questions about the future. It's not that the deities are lying or have no power, but that the future is very fluid.
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post Oct 7 2020, 02:47 AM

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Nowadays, if want to go temple must look see whether crowded. If crowded, don't go in, the authorities may come checking for social distancing and mask wearing
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post Oct 8 2020, 07:21 PM

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Some inherited, but not all.

I know one very strong medium, passed away age 100.

None of his children able to take over. Passed to an outsider.

The Gods will choose.


quote=Xisisiop,Aug 25 2020, 11:18 PM]
Hi my family got 5-6 members having trancing gods background. May I know if it is inherited?

Dk if I will be chosen. My dad jumped xx God and my aunt god when saw me will addressed me as 小 xx God. I wonder why she addressed that to me and not towards my other siblings.
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post Nov 15 2020, 04:21 AM

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Hell deity temples - do they usually hold prayers on the 2nd and 16th days of the month?
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post Jan 18 2021, 11:33 PM

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"Self quarantine"


QUOTE(sabrina222 @ Nov 23 2020, 11:00 PM)
What happened to TS? last login 2019? Kena ban?
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