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so "the insecurity of living on the island frontier drove the settlers to supplicate gods for protection and well-being. It was said that chinese on Taiwan worshipped deities more earnestly than they cared for their own ancestors. chinese religious fervor is most clearly manifested in the three thousand temples they built during the Ch'ing period." Does that explain the many temples in Taiwan today?
— Mar 04, 2026 10:45PM
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Andre
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Did the Unity Sect originate in the republic or why does it say after 1930? Or did it originate during the japanese period?
— Apr 17, 2026 01:53AM
Andre
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This touching of a dragon statues' eye with water or rooster blood reminds me of a taiwan practice today where the pupil of a dragon is painted on before the dance begins.
— Apr 17, 2026 01:33AM
Andre
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This dragon possession really sounds rather silly to be honest if one woman was the head and the other the tail of the dragon and both were running around.
— Apr 17, 2026 01:27AM
Andre
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What does he mean by saying most chinese are skeptical about pai-luan and that it is a taste mainly of the native-oriented and principally of the less educated? Is he saying something against Taiwanese? Because he suddenly talks about Taiwanese and no longer Chinese.
— Apr 16, 2026 11:46PM
Andre
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No wonder being a chi wielder was such a good deal for her once her children were old enough.
— Apr 16, 2026 11:33PM
Andre
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Yep, that father sounds really sexist. After all, she raised money herself so why give it for her brothers for study.
— Apr 16, 2026 11:32PM
Andre
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If it hadn't been for that story of the young medium and how his station benefited him, I might have skipped this part. Now that it goes into details of a sect, it becomes quite dry.
— Mar 20, 2026 06:47AM
