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Taoism

Taoism. WORSHIP: A visit to a Taoist temple. Taoism. Two of the most common practices among Taoist when visiting a Taoist temple: Incense Burning Paper Money Burning Different kinds of the two are used depending on which deities are worshipped. In Addition.

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Taoism

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  1. Taoism WORSHIP: A visit to a Taoist temple

  2. Taoism Two of the most common practices among Taoist when visiting a Taoist temple: • Incense Burning • Paper Money Burning Different kinds of the two are used depending on which deities are worshipped.

  3. In Addition Lighting of candles are practiced by others. When seeking for guidance: • Bamboo Root Divination • Casting Divinatory Sticks Influence: Book of Change (I-Ching) Base: Confucian Moral Teachings & Taoist Emphasis on Circularity and Relativity

  4. Deities Deities: have many different origins • Religious Figures • from other religions • Historical Figures • won the reverence and esteem of the populace

  5. Vivid View Three Pure Ones • Yùqīng(Jade) • Shàngqīng(Supreme) • Tàiqīng(Grand) Religious Figure

  6. Vivid View Yellow Emperor • 皇帝 (Huángdì) Historical Figure

  7. Lung-Shan Temple Taiwan

  8. Three courts – lung-shan temple Worship: A Visit to a Taoist Temple

  9. COURT: Front Like a public square with vendors selling offerings for the deities. Exhibitions and public activities often take place in here. (e.g. Lantern Festival) Occupying most of the space are Buddhist Bodhisattva and Arhants(Buddhist Saints).

  10. Bodhisattva

  11. COURT: Center For Chinese, a central location or the center indicates importance. The place where the Jade Emperor Yü-huangshang-ti can be found. • He receive most of the incense being offered. • After stepping into the temple and lighting the incense sticks, the worshipper prays or pays homage to him before worshipping other deities.

  12. COURT: Back Consist of three chamber: • Center Chamber • Left Chamber • Right Chamber

  13. COURT: Back.Center Chamber Chu-sheng niang-niang(Zhushengniangniang) • Goddess of Birth Shui-hsientsun-wang(Shuixianzunwang) • Eminent King of Water Immortals Yüe-hsialao-jen(Yuexialaoren) • God of Marriage T’u-ti-kung (Tudigong) • Local Earth God Ch’eng-huang(Chenghuang) • Regional Underworld God

  14. Trivia: Back.Center Chamber Many scholars identified the Eminent King of Water Immortals as Ta Yü(Da Yu). He is the founder of Hsia dynasty who spent his life solving the flooding problem of the Yellow River. The God of Marriage is depicted as a white-haired old man with a reel of red thread (if tied to two persons, they definitely be married) in his hand. The Local Earth God is one of the most popular deities and is seen everywhere in Chinese societies. The Regional Underworld God protects people from malicious ghosts, records the merits and demerits of people, and may inflict punishment accrodingly after the people dies.

  15. COURT: Back.RightChamber Also referred as the direction of the green dragon. The chamber where students usually visits because the three deities related to academic advancement is situated there: Wen-ch’anghsing-chün(Wenchangxingjun) • The Star-God of Scholarly Brilliance • Riding the Horse of Wealth Ta-k’ueihsing-chün(Dakuixingjun) • Star-God of Literary Advancement Tzu-yang (Ziyang) • Venerable

  16. Trivia: Back.RightChamber Tzu-yang is another name for Chu His (Zhu Xi) who is a famous Confucian scholar in the Southern Sung (Song) dynasty who established the standardized Confucian curriculum.

  17. COURT: Back.LeftChamber Also referred as the direction of the white tiger. Kuan(Guan) • Sage Emperor San-kuanta-ti(Sanguandadi) Ti-tsang(Dizang) • Emperors of the Three Realms

  18. Trivia: Back.LeftChamber Kuan is not an emperor and he never desired to be one. Emperor was added to his title to denote people’s great respect for him. Kuan was the most prominent warrior in Chinese history. Kuan was worshipped for different reasons: to have a better relationship with one’s siblings, to establish social responsibility and group loyalty, to dispel one’s fear and be brave, to improve one’s health, and to succeed in business.

  19. Trivia: Back.LeftChamber The emperor of the Three Realms are respected as the sovereigns who govern and protect the heavenly realm, the earthy realm, and the watery realm.

  20. COURT: Back.Extension Hua-t’o(Huatuo) • Immortal Master • A doctor who had unfathomable knowledge about medicine. • Could cure every disease. • Could repair every injury.

  21. End of Report De Leon, Ryan Keath L. 2010-43630

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