Jiudi (九地)

The eight gods · Tendency: Auspicious

What it means

Jiudi (Nine Earth) is the Earth Deity of the Kun direction, governing gentle, yielding, and humble matters. It is the deity of steadfastness and stability.

Features: Jiudi is low (vast virtue carries all things), inclusive, and stable. Earth, underground, basement. Favors fortifying troops, hiding all things, stockpiling, planting, farming activities, clothing, rice and beans, burial.

People: Big-bellied, flat-chested, humble, farmers, street vendors, beggars, stingy, women, selfish. Its nature is tranquil.

Objects: Stable products but slow development.

The Chinese source texts are in the public domain. The English readings on this page were written for this library, not machine-translated from the Chinese commentary.

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