Shigandang

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A Mount Tai Shigandang(泰山石敢當) in Beijing, China.

A Shigandang in Okinawa, Japan

Shigandang (Chinese: 石敢當; pinyin: shí gǎn dāng; Wade–Giles: shih-kan-tang; Japanese: 石敢當 ishigantō) is an ornamental stone tablet with writings,^[1] which is used to exorcise evil spirits in east Asia. The Shigandang are often associated with Mount Tai and are often placed on street intersections or three-way junctions, especially in the crossing, which is often considered a spiritually dangerous place (凶位). Apart from Shigandang, another option will be placing a stone written with Nāmó Ēmítuófó (南無阿彌陀佛).

See also[]

• Chinese folk religion
• Chinese ritual mastery traditions
• Chinese spiritual world concepts
• Fu Lu (符籙)
• Kai Guang (開光)
• Spirit tablets

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