Na Tuk Kong

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Na Tuk Kong
Picture of Na Tuk Gong Shrine (拿督公神龕).
Chinese	拿督公
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nádūgōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping naa4 duk1 gung1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ná-tok-kong

Na Tuk Gong are local guardian spirits worshipped by overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Indonesia, especially Sumatra.^[1] An alternate more generic name for the cult is Datuk Gong (or Kong), uniting Dato or Datuk from the local Malay word for 'grandfather', which is also used as an honorific title, and Kong or Gong from Chinese, also an honorific title. According to Taoist tradition, a Na Tuk Kong's could hold the official title 拿督尊王 (Pinyin:nádū zūnwáng, "Revered/Respectable/Noble King Datuk). Datuk Keramat, Datuk Gong and Na Tuk Kong all refer to the same deity. For the sake of clarity, the term Datuk, which is universally used to describe the spirit in Malaysia, will be used.