No Pudu and No Animal Sacrifices

Pudu(a universal commemoration of the Ghost Festival in the Lunar 7 Month)

Every Lunar 7 month, mostly temples in Taiwan will hold 'Pudu', they offer animal sacrifices to worship god, but Yuan-Shuai Temple doesn't hold Pudu.

In 1929A.D., the gods of Yuan-Shuai Temple and the gods of San-Shan-Guo-Wang Temple instructed: "Youchang locals will not hold any ceremony except the two of spring(15th Day of Lunar 6 Month) and autumn(12th Day of Lunar 1 Month). Believers simply offer fruits, tea and joss sticks to pay homage, but can not use animals."

From then on, the temple's ceremony is changed from Taoism into Buddhism.

the two ceremonies of spring and autumn are held to worship locals' own ancestors.

　

Expert's Comment

While interviewing Mr. Chu-Hua Sun, she praised Yuan-Shuai Temple very much, she said： "Yuan-Shuai Temple is not like other temples offering the animal sacrifices, it offers fruits or flowers to pay homage and asks Buddhist monks to pray for blessings. it saves the expenditures of ceremony in order to give rice to the disadvantaged."

　

Staff's Sentiment

Miao-Gong(Person administering the affairs of temple), Mr. Song-Tang Cai, told us： "it is the most important to worship with sincerity." From his sentiment we can know that Yuan-Shuai temple wants believers don't waste on sacrifices, and the god's blessing gives to whoever worships with sincerity.

　

Locals' Gratitude

When we interviewed some believers and shops around the Temple, we asked their opinions on the instruction of worship. It is easy to find the locals give high praises to these gods' kindnesses, the residents even give another name ' Chih-Cai temple(no Pudu; no animal sacrifices temple)' to honor the temple.