| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 台灣文學與創意應用研究所 === 104 === When Taiwan was under the reign of Qing dynasty, Bengang Mazu Temple was the most important Mazu religious center in Taiwan. Xingang Fengtian Temple states that Bengang Mazu Temple had been destroyed by floods during Jia-Qin period of Qing dynasty (1760-1820), which leads to the successor dispute for Bengang Mazu Temple between Xingang Fengtian Temple and Beigang Chaotian Temple.
This study focuses on the issues: “the connection between Yen, Si-Ji and Bengang Mazu Temple that was believed to be the oldest one”, “the dispute between Xingang Fengtian Temple and Beigang Chaotian Temple”, “whether Bengang Mazu Temple had been destroyed by floods or not”, “the authenticity of Beigang Chaotian Temple- Inscription of Bengang Beigang Mazu Temple in Jhuluo Reconstruction”, “the history of Mazu temples related to Bengang Mazu Temple. It collects and analyses information based on literature review, reports, and field research to clarify the controversial history of Bengang Mazu Temple.
This study states that Beigang area reclaimed by Yen, Si-Ji is supposed to be in Anping district, Tainan city, which is irrelevant to Bengang Mazu Temple; in order to hold a higher status of Mazu pedigree and look forwards to expanding the religious sphere, Xingang Fengtian Temple indicates that Bengang Mazu Temple had been destroyed by floods and states themselves as the oldest Mazu temple; Bengang Mazu Temple is not supposed to have been destroyed by floods during Jia-Qin period of Qing dynasty, Beigang Chaotian Temple is formerly known as Beigang Mazu Temple; “Bengang” is particularly added to Inscription of Bengang Beigang Mazu Temple in Jhuluo Reconstruction for the purpose of inscription layout aesthetic; Mazu in Xingang Fengtian Temple possibly refers to the first Mazu doppelgänger in the original Bennangang Tingzhou Mazu Temple and the Tingzhou Mazu in Beigang Chaotian Temple possibly refers to the second Mazu doppelgänger in the original Bennangang Tingzhou Mazu Temple.
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