Temples in Taiwan

My Photo Scholarship 2011 Entry

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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.

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.

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A temple worker stays in near constant motion arranging the myriad of candles at the Longshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan. Although Buddhism has been a part of Taiwanese culture for more than three centuries, the last 25 years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of practicing followers.

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Temples in Taiwan

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