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Poh San Teng Temple
The Poh San Teng Temple ( is a Chinese temple located at the foot of Bukit China, next to the Malacca Warrior Monument and King's well in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. The temple is dedicated to Tua Pek Kong and was founded in 1795 during the era of Dutch Malacca by Kapitan Cina, Chinese Kapitan Chua Su Cheong (Tsai Shih-chang). Features Since it is a graveyard temple, the names of the deity, "Fude Zhengshen, Fu De Zheng Shen" or "Tua Pek Kong" are inscribed with the temple is mainly dedicated to Tua Pek Kong. An inscription on a stele in the temple compound commemorating the founding of the temple, where it reads: File:Poh-San-teng-stele-2282.jpg, A stele with Chinese characters inside the temple. File:Poh-San-Teng-gable-relief-2276.jpg, Roofing art with the painting of censer, sycee and ruyi (scepter), ruyi. File:Poh-San-Teng-2290.jpg, The temple interior. File:Poh-San-Teng-furnace-2291.jpg, Temple Industrial furnace, furnace. See also * Cheng Hoon Teng Temple * X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taoism
Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the '' Tao'' (, 'Thoroughfare'); the ''Tao'' is generally defined as the source of everything and the ultimate principle underlying reality. The ''Tao Te Ching'', a book containing teachings attributed to Laozi (), together with the later writings of Zhuangzi, are both widely considered the keystone works of Taoism. Taoism teaches about the various disciplines for achieving perfection through self-cultivation. This can be done through the use of Taoist techniques and by becoming one with the unplanned rhythms of the all, called "the way" or "Tao". Taoist ethics vary depending on the particular school, but in general tend to emphasize '' wu wei'' (action without intention), naturalness, simplicity, spontaneity and the Three Treasures: , compassio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
