| Tua Pek Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The oldest Tua Pek Kong Temple, located in Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia, from which worship of Tua Pek Kong originated before its spread throughout Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 大伯公 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tâi-lô | Tuā-peh-kong / Tuā-peeh-kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Grand Uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Malay | Topekong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indonesian | Toa Pekong/Tepekong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公; Tâi-lô: Tuā-peh-kong) is a Taoist deity in the pantheon of Peranakan folk religion practiced by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia.[1]
Throughout Southeast Asia, Tua Pek Kong is referred as the "God of Prosperity",[2] where he is thought to be an incarnation of the god "Fu" from the trio of "Fu Lu Shou" representing "Prosperity, Fortune and Longevity" or a sailor from Fujian who sacrificed himself for a fellow human.[3]
- ^ a b Jack Meng-Tat Chia (2017). "Who is Tua Pek Kong? The Cult of Grand Uncle in Malaysia and Singapore" (PDF). Archiv Orientální. ISSN 0044-8699 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Jean Elizabeth DeBernardi (2006). The Way that Lives in the Heart: Chinese Popular Religion and Spirit Mediums in Penang, Malaysia. Stanford University Press. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-8047-5292-3.
- ^ "Religion comes to town". Asian Geographic. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
"Tua Pek Kong" in Hokkien (Fujian) dialect (as it is popularly known to Southeast Asian Chinese) or "Dabogong" in Mandarin is thought to be an incarnation of the god "Fu" from the trio of "Fu Lu Shou" representing Prosperity, Fortune and Longevity, or a Fujian sailor who sacrificed himself for a fellow human. Others think he was originally a scholar, Zhang Li, or even the "god of the earth".