供奉神明 Godness
三官大帝 The Three Divine Officials
The Three Divine Officials consists of three Guans which literally means officials , These three the Tian Guan(Guan of sky), Di Guan(Guan of the land) and Shui Guan(Guan of the Water) , traditionally called "Samn Gai Gung" in Taiwanese.is generally known as the three emperors: Tian Guan Emperor Yiao , Di Guan Emperor Shuen ,Shui Guan Emperor Yu
Three sage kings Yao, Sun, and Yu. These are the semi-legendary first kings of China, who lived around 2200 B.C. Each is credited with making great contributions to society, such as a formal system of government, writing, and flood control. Yu may have been the founder of China's first dynasty.
道教中掌管天界(天府)、地界(地府)、水界(水府)三界之神, 閩南話俗稱「三界公」。 民間最普遍的說法,認為三官大帝是三位賢君。天官大帝為堯,地官大帝為舜,水官大帝為禹。
堯、舜、禹三官大帝,是西元前 2200 年左右中國最早的帝王,有半傳說色彩,也均對社稷有卓著貢獻,分別是政府架構、文字和治水。禹可能是中國首個朝代的開創者。
觀世音菩薩 Bodhisattva or Guanyin
This bodhisattva is variably depicted as male or female, and may also be referred to simply as Guānyīn in certain contexts.
People describing him as a compassionate bodhisattva who hears the cries of sentient beings, and who works tirelessly to help those who call upon his name
觀世音菩薩被描繪成男性或女性,在某些情況下也可以簡稱為觀音。
人們形容他是一位慈悲的菩薩,聽聞眾生的呼聲,孜孜不倦地幫助呼求他名號的人。
城隍爺 Prefecture City God ( Chenghuang
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The worship of a tutelary, or guardian deity of a town's walls and moats characterizes the cult of the Chenghuang. The deity is in charge of a range of public concerns, such as the need for seasonal rain to ensure crop productions; it also oversees personal requests, including the recovery from illness, even providing assistance with proof of innocence to those who feel wrongfully accused.
據說原本是從「城牆」與「護城河」演變而來的自然神,人們相信有了城牆與護城河的保護才能安居樂業,造就了祭祀城隍爺的風俗。因此,例如庇佑雨季來臨、穀物豐收或是治癒信眾疾病、幫助善良百姓洗清冤屈,都是城隍爺職掌事務。
福德正神 Fude Zhengshen
The shrine to the left is home to Fude Zhengshen, the god of land and wealth. The most popular of all gods in Taiwan, Fude Zhengshen can be found in most village shrines.
Fude Zhengshen
, commonly known as "Lord of Land", "Land Master" or "Land Divinity", may be the lowest-ranking and most unnoticed god of all divinities, but it's one of the most-widely worshipped gods among the Chinese people. In the past, nearly all households enshrined the Earth God , with temples of various sizes dedicated to the god scattered in urban and rural areas, attracting a large number of pilgrims.
左方偏殿供奉福德正神,祂是土地與財富的守護神,在台灣相當知名、各地廟宇均可見。
福德正神,俗稱"土地公"、"地主"或"地神",可能是所有神明中地位最低、最不為人知的神,但卻是中國民間信仰普遍的神明之一 。 古時候,幾乎家家户户跟大大小小的廟宇都有供奉福德正神,吸引了大量的信徒。
地藏王菩薩 Bodhisattva Ksitigarbhas
In the buddhist tradition , we also have many such stories . for example , when he was alive the earth store bodhisattva promised that anyone who even heard his name he would take care of
在佛教的傳統裡,也記載著許多這樣的故事,如地藏王菩薩在世時發願:任何人只要聽過祂的名號, 祂都會照顧
1. 常把地藏王菩薩看成地府的主宰,或稱為「幽冥教主」。
2. 人們往往希望地藏菩薩保佑生人、超度亡靈
十八尊者 Eighteen Arhats
The Eighteen Arhats (or called the Eighteen Arhats and the Eighteen Venerables) are the disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha.
修「小乘佛教」的信眾為求自我解脫,於是懇切學習佛教的真理,把煩惱與罪孽全部清除,使自己的心靈純淨,不再墮入人世的生死輪迴,於是在生命終結之時,肉身與心靈的作用都同歸於盡,永遠不再投胎轉世,沒有了生死,這些人被叫做「阿羅漢」,就是現在的十八尊者。
註生娘娘 The Goddess of Child Birth
The shrine to the right is home to Zhusheng Niang, the goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, is enshrined in the altar on the right.
The Goddess of Child Birth ,the governor og the pregnant and that of childbirth , many believers come to pray their respects for pregnancy and safely giving births to their children
右方偏殿供奉註生娘娘,祂是孕婦和新生兒的守護神。
註生娘娘,俗稱「註生媽」,主管婦女的懷孕、生產,是許多不孕婦女或懷孕婦女的信仰寄託。
文昌帝君 Wenchang Dijun
Wenchang Dijun governs the fate of Wen , including luck in exam and one's promotion his/her work , Many students pray to Wenchang Dijun for success on the tests.
This god is popular among students, who pray to him for success in exams.
文昌帝君司管文運,掌管考運及升官.許多學生為了在考試中成功都會去拜文昌帝君。
痘公痘婆 A couple of Acne
A couple of Acne (In the year 58 of Qianlong, an apse was added and worship began) If you are infected with diseases, crisis and helplessness, people often pray through religious beliefs to be free from the harm of infectious diseases and the local people of Changhua believe that as long as there is a skin problem, they can come to seek A couple of Acne , and the problem will definitely be solved
現在,許多民眾會拿美容產品找「痘公、痘婆」加持,祈求能美麗永駐,或有家長帶子女來拜拜,希望可以治療青春痘。