Monday 3 August 2009

Incense Lineage from Taiwan Song Shan Ci You Temple (台灣台北松山慈佑宮香火)





In the following, you all will be seeing the Incense Lineage aka Xiang Huo (香火) that being invited back by Long Shan Men's 3 Deputy Leaders (龍山門代掌門).

During the Taiwan Trip, before they set-off to participate in the Inauguration Ceremony of 64th Descendant of Zhang Tian Shi, the 3 Deputy Leaders drop-by Long Shan Temple (龍山寺) & Ci You Temple (台北松山慈佑宮) to pay their Respect to the Deities. Long Shan Si, One of the few Temples that Long Shan Men's Ancestors were linked to, this time round, while the 3 Deputy Leaders were there paying respect to the Deities, some interesting issues happened. Hope that these interesting issues represent some Good Omens for them.

After paying respect to the Deities at Ci You Temple and got the Permission from San Qing Dao Zu aka The Three Pure Ones (三清道祖) & Jade Emperor of Heaven (玉皇大天尊), the 3 Deputy Leaders finally granted to bring back the Xiang Huo from the Temple.

Besides getting the Xiang Huo, the 3 of them also got their Official Taoist Flags being enhanced at the Temples.

Here's the brief introduction on Ci You Temple:

Ci You Temple, built in Qing Dynasty AD 1753 (清乾隆十八年), till now, it had already gone thru 250 odds years of honouring by the Local & Foreigners.

After Taiwan claimed Independent, alot of the Government Officers visited this Temple to request for Blessing of Country Peace & Good Harvesting.

Ex-president Chen Shui Bian (前台灣總統陳水扁) was there before he got his "Throne" and recent New Parliment Officers of Taiwan (現今新政府官員) also visited this Temple during Lunar New Year period to request for Blessing for the Country & Citizens.

Ci You Temple is also a Popular Temple that Actors visit to get Blessing from Ma Zu (媽祖) on Career & Health.

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