The Investigation and Study of Taiwan Bao Gong Temple

• Main Authors: HUANG, YONG-CAI, 黃永財
• Other Authors: KE, MING-JIE
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7x92pf

碩士 === 國立屏東大學 === 中國語文學系碩士班 === 105 === In the history of China, the figure, Bao Zhen, in the Northern Song Dynasty was called “Baoqingtian”. Bao Zheng, the symbol of justice, was not only a typical model of honest and upright judge, but also a filial son. In the court, Bao Zheng was strong and resolute. People say, “Strict and refrained like him, he is the last person to bribe just like Yan Luo emperor, the ruler of the hell. ”He has become an unfalling star in the legend of the secular literature. Bao Gong is a true historical figure, which can be proved in the epitaphs, like Bao Zheng, Dong and so on. The same resource can be used to correct the errors from “Song Dynasty” and “Bao’s genealogy”. In the traditional novel, drama, andreligion, Bao Gong is a legendary figure and the reincarnation of the symbol ofwisdom in the folk legend. After he passed away, people apotheosized him as the fifth house of Yan Luo, a branch of the hell. Moreover, people built Bao Gong Temple to worship him. The development of Bao Gong Temple in Taiwan can be traced back from the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Japanese Empire to now. However, after 1945, temples with main god, Bao Gong, are far less common than those with other main gods. The purpose of this paper is to study the development of Bao Gong Temples in Taiwan through the filed investigation, interviews and data collection and to analyze the distribution of the temples, the research of the temple names, the architectural style of the temples, the origin of the god statues and the temples, the relationship between Wangye Bao and Yan Luo emperor, the organization and management of the temples, and the analysis of the characteristics of the faith and so on.