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China · Religion & Belief · Hard
Which practice of spirit-writing, in which a deity or immortal is invoked to guide a planchette across a sand tray to produce written messages, was popular across all strata of late imperial Chinese society?
Answer: Fuji — Fuji (spirit-writing, literally 'supporting the planchette') was a form of divination particularly associated with the cult of Lü Dongbin and other Daoist immortals, and was practiced by literati, officials and commoners alike through the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- A Tiaoshen
- B Zhanbu
- C Qigong
- D Fuji ✓
Fuji (spirit-writing, literally 'supporting the planchette') was a form of divination particularly associated with the cult of Lü Dongbin and other Daoist immortals, and was practiced by literati, officials and commoners alike through the 19th and early 20th centuries.