Temple fortune-telling in Taiwan Province Province

What are the characteristics of temples in Taiwan Province Province?

Most of the temple buildings in Taiwan Province Province are quadrangles, and the gods they worship are different from those in Chinese mainland. Most of the temples in Chinese mainland are one temple and one god, and the statues are spectacular; Most temples in Taiwan Province Province have several gods in one temple, including Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and folk beliefs, but most of them are small and exquisite.

The most magnificent temple in Taiwan Province Province is Longshan Temple, which was built in the early years of Qing Qianlong. Mainly dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, dedicated to Mazu, Four Seas Dragon King, Eighteen Arhats, Huang Chengzhu, Queen Zhu Sheng, Hua Tuo, Mountain God and Land Lord.

There is a saying in Taiwan Province Province that "Longshan Temple is a gathering place for gods", which means that a large number of gods and buddhas are enshrined in Longshan Temple. The gods of various sects gather here, and believers can get what they need, which naturally becomes the center of religious activities.

Longshan Temple has such great boldness of vision, and the incense is very prosperous on weekdays. On the birthdays of Guanyin and Mazu, there will be a grand ceremony, and people who come to burn incense and worship Buddha will always fill the temple.

Details can be seen in the elaborate Longshan Temple, which faces south and adopts the architectural mode of three halls, overlooking a "Hui" shape. It consists of the front hall, the back hall, the East and West halls and the central main hall, with a solemn layout.

The hall is magnificent, and the beams and columns on the door wall are beautifully carved. The whole temple seems to be a magnificent sculpture collection, inlaid with thousands of stone carvings, wood carvings and porcelain carvings, so it is undoubtedly recognized as the most magnificent temple in Taiwan Province Province.

There are a pair of bronze cast dragon columns in the front hall of Longshan Temple, which are lifelike and unparalleled. There are four pairs of bronze dragon columns in the middle hall, which are carefully carved; All the shrines and sacrificial platforms are beautifully carved, especially in the main hall.

Because there are many gods, there are naturally many festivals in Longshan Temple. Every day, the temple is crowded with people, and believers who constantly worship God often gather.

On the first and fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a large number of pilgrims come here for pilgrimage; Lantern Festival is a turbulent crowd to see lanterns; On February 19 of the lunar calendar, the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva was celebrated, and a large-scale parade was held around the country, and a stage was set up in the square in front of the temple.