Recent years, with the promoting of the Official Taoist Rites & Rituals, many people had come to know of what are the Post Taoist Ceremonies that shall be engaged after a New Temple is being built & Opened. Such Rites & Rituals are as example of An Long Dian Tu (安龍奠土) aka Settling of the Dragon Spirits of the Temple Compound, Ji Song Bai Hu (祭送白虎) aka Taming of the White Tiger Spirits of the Temple Compound, Pu Shi Ji Gu (普施祭孤) aka Salvaging of the Wandering Souls and so.
But little people will come to know that, far before the Temple’s foundation is being built, an Official & Grand Ceremony must be carried out. This is an Important Ceremony to be conducted for an Official Temple and especially, those Temples that are engaged in Mediumship.
Due to little knowledge & skills are being imparted to the Modern Day Taoist Priests, such Ceremonies had “Lost” and somehow being treated like an “Alien Show” to many Taoists/Chinese.
In here, Jave must really thank High Priest He Yong Long (何永隆大道長) from Taiwan for sharing with us his Ritual’s Pictures on the Pre-Ritual of the Constructing of the Temple.
Do go thru the pictures here and see what are the necessary Procedure that are involved.
Look forward to more discussion and comments on it.
What is the purpose of burying the stones under the temple? I also heard that food is put there too ?
ReplyDeleteThis is a form of gathering the positive energies from the surrounding and also the blessing from the individual devotees for the temple.
ReplyDeleteFor food wise, it will depend on what type of rituals or purposes that the temple wants it to be.