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Sacred Edict Preaching at Yenchengpu Wenwu Sheng Temple (Kaohsiung City Intangible Cultural Asset)
"Sacred Edict Preaching at Yenchengpu Wenwu Sheng Temple" carries a century of cultural heritage.
Continuing from the 14th year of the Taisho era (1925) to the present, it is listed as a Kaohsiung City Intangible Cultural Asset. "Sacred Edict Preaching at Yenchengpu Wenwu Sheng Temple" carries a century of cultural heritage.
Continuing from the 14th year of the Taisho era (1925) to the present, it is listed as a Kaohsiung City Intangible Cultural Asset.
Sacred Edict Preaching is not only a witness to history but also a precious tradition for moral edification.
Sacred Edict Preaching is not only a witness to history but also a precious tradition for moral edification. Preaching is a system of moral edification since the Ming and Qing dynasties, where local officials or gentry literati proclaimed government decrees to achieve social stability. Its content involves social relations, education, livelihood, peace, and order, serving as an important mechanism for stabilizing society.
The origin of Sacred Edict Preaching at Wenwu Sheng Temple, according to reports in "Taiwan Nichinichi Shinpo," began in the 15th year of Taisho (1926); but according to the "Origin of the Establishment of Wenwu Sheng Temple for Worshiping Saints" stele erected in the 50th year of the Republic of China, it can be traced back to the 14th year of Taisho (1925). At that time, believers organized the "Kushan Society Xiude Preaching Hall" to preach and do good deeds; by the 45th year of the Republic of China (1956), it expanded into the "Lishan Sacred Edict Preaching Department." Its development is related to preaching and planchette writing for encouraging goodness in Penghu, transmitted from Penghu to Kaohsiung, and is closely connected to the close development between Kaohsiung and Penghu immigrants, possessing its local social character.
Every year on the 6th day of the 3rd lunar month, the Ceremony for Requesting the Edict is held, followed by the start of preaching, until the 20th day of the 10th lunar month when the Ceremony for Returning the Edict is held. One chief preacher and two deputy preachers cooperate to complete the annual preaching mission. The preaching regulations are divided into internal and external preaching. Internal preaching is conducted at a preaching platform set up in the temple's front square, with content including preaching case evidence, classical principles, cause and effect, and other truths from planchette writings; external preaching is mainly held at major temples in Kaohsiung City, extending to neighboring counties, townships, and even temples in Penghu County. Its preaching activities have lasted about a century, with a long history, becoming one of the temple's important characteristics.
Continuing from the 14th year of the Taisho era (1925) to the present, it is listed as a Kaohsiung City Intangible Cultural Asset. "Sacred Edict Preaching at Yenchengpu Wenwu Sheng Temple" carries a century of cultural heritage.
Continuing from the 14th year of the Taisho era (1925) to the present, it is listed as a Kaohsiung City Intangible Cultural Asset.
Sacred Edict Preaching is not only a witness to history but also a precious tradition for moral edification.
Sacred Edict Preaching is not only a witness to history but also a precious tradition for moral edification. Preaching is a system of moral edification since the Ming and Qing dynasties, where local officials or gentry literati proclaimed government decrees to achieve social stability. Its content involves social relations, education, livelihood, peace, and order, serving as an important mechanism for stabilizing society.
The origin of Sacred Edict Preaching at Wenwu Sheng Temple, according to reports in "Taiwan Nichinichi Shinpo," began in the 15th year of Taisho (1926); but according to the "Origin of the Establishment of Wenwu Sheng Temple for Worshiping Saints" stele erected in the 50th year of the Republic of China, it can be traced back to the 14th year of Taisho (1925). At that time, believers organized the "Kushan Society Xiude Preaching Hall" to preach and do good deeds; by the 45th year of the Republic of China (1956), it expanded into the "Lishan Sacred Edict Preaching Department." Its development is related to preaching and planchette writing for encouraging goodness in Penghu, transmitted from Penghu to Kaohsiung, and is closely connected to the close development between Kaohsiung and Penghu immigrants, possessing its local social character.
Every year on the 6th day of the 3rd lunar month, the Ceremony for Requesting the Edict is held, followed by the start of preaching, until the 20th day of the 10th lunar month when the Ceremony for Returning the Edict is held. One chief preacher and two deputy preachers cooperate to complete the annual preaching mission. The preaching regulations are divided into internal and external preaching. Internal preaching is conducted at a preaching platform set up in the temple's front square, with content including preaching case evidence, classical principles, cause and effect, and other truths from planchette writings; external preaching is mainly held at major temples in Kaohsiung City, extending to neighboring counties, townships, and even temples in Penghu County. Its preaching activities have lasted about a century, with a long history, becoming one of the temple's important characteristics.
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- 2026-03-20 — 財團法人高雄市文武聖殿