Joss paper
Joss paper is a type of paper that is burned as an offering during Chinese ancestral worship and in the worship of deities in Chinese folk religion. People believe it helps the dead get what they need in the afterlife. In Taiwan people spent US$400 million on Joss paper in 2014.[1]
| Joss paper | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 金紙 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 金纸 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | gold paper | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陰司紙 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阴司纸 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | netherworld paper | ||||||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紙錢 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 纸钱 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | paper money | ||||||||||
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| Third alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 冥幣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 冥币 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | shade/dark money | ||||||||||
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Different types of spirit money are given to distinct types of spirits.[2][3][4][5] There are three main types of joss paper: cash (also known as copper), silver, and gold. Cash paper is given to newly deceased and unknown spirits. Golden joss paper is offered to deities such as the Jade Emperor. Silver joss paper is given only to ancestral spirits and other spirits. It is important to follow these distinctions. If you burn the wrong paper, it may confuse spirits or insult them.
Origin of name: "It ... comes from the Portuguese [word,] deos" ('God'),[6] "which in turn [comes from, or] derives from the Latin [word] deus", according to media.
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Dabai Shoujin is a type of joss paper for heavenly deities -
Yijin is joss paper for deities -
Jiujin is a type of joss paper for deities. Nowadays a lot of people use it for ancestors and earth deities. -
Xiaoyin is a type of joss paper for ancestors and relatives -
Jingyi is a type of joss paper for people
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- ↑ "拜 神 教 室". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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- ↑ 衣紙2 Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
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