Temples in Taiwan

My Photo Scholarship 2011 Entry

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Incense offerings billow into the air at the Longshan Temple (Dragon Mountain Temple) in the historic center of Taipei, Taiwan. Crowds perpetually flock to this temple to worship, making it a pandemonium of incense, chanting, prayer, and making of other offerings such as food, fruit, flowers, and lanterns.

Early morning sun begins to envelop the intricate roof of the Yuanguang Temple, located on Shitoushan (Lion’s Head Mountain) in Northern Taiwan. This style of ceramic three dimensional roof mosaic is unique to Taiwanese temples, and is created both for purely aesthetic purposes as well as a way to present the blessings and teachings of Buddhism and Taoism to temple visitors.

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Residents of Taipei worship at the Longshan Temple, a structure originally dating back to 1738. Although Longshan is considered a Buddhist temple, Taiwanese Buddhism also uniquely incorporates Taoist and Confusion beliefs and practices into its places and modes of worship.

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Temples in Taiwan

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