Miaoli Dong Yue Temple research

• Main Authors: Wang Yu Bi, 王雲必
• Other Authors: 蔡翊鑫
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/sx45jr

碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 宗教學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === Miaoli Dong-yue Temple, located in Miaoli City, has been established as yet for 270 years. It has been re-established in 1995. The new-established temple is a spectacular pavilion-style architecture. This study focuses on research on Miaoli Dong-yue Temple and on exploring its related topics, mainly on the historical sources of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple, the origin and the reason of the host worshiped gods (Dong-yue Da Di) and the matched worshiped gods, the analysis of the architectural appearances and the temple decorations, and the rituals of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple. The contents of this thesis are divided into five chapters to analyze and study. The first chapter explains the motivation of the research and its related literature; the second chapter discusses the development of Miaoli City and the history of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple; the third chapter is to explore the worship and the gods of Dong-yue Temple; the fourth chapter is focused on the architectural styles of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple, the main building, the architectural decorations, and the cultural relics with an aim to explore the features of the temple; the fifth chapter is to explore the ritual events of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple. The purpose of this study is to provide a further research of Miaoli Dong-yue Temple as a start. With gathered materials and research, hopefully this study can help successors in the aspect of the folk beliefs study.