Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Tua Pek Kong" in English language version.
"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".
In almost every Chinese settlement, there is a Tua Pek Kong temple and as a result, there are 76 known Tua Pek Kong temples in Sarawak.
"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".
In almost every Chinese settlement, there is a Tua Pek Kong temple and as a result, there are 76 known Tua Pek Kong temples in Sarawak.