Tian'en Temple Introduction
Tian'en Temple is located in the inner bend of Maokong and is a place of worship for the Yiguan Dao. Its exterior is a traditional Chinese palace-style building, three stories high, adorned with white railings, orange tiles, and red columns, exuding solemnity. It is said that when Tian'en Temple was first established, a water drilling company was hired to find water on the temple grounds. They drilled several places, even down to twenty feet, but could not find any water. At that time, the director notified the faithful from various places in Taiwan to pray for divine mercy for water on the same night. Three days later, a miraculous spring gushed forth from behind a retaining wall, clear and sweet, with excellent water quality. In gratitude for this divine blessing of water, it was named "Tian'en Spring." The main hall on the first floor of Tian'en Temple houses a statue of Maitreya Buddha, who is joyful and carefree, with Guanyin Bodhisattva and Lord Guan on either side. Various courses and activities for spiritual cultivation are held on holidays, aiming to restore one's natural state, inspire innate conscience and abilities, and to help others as one helps oneself. Additionally, Tian'en Temple promotes vegetarianism, and there is a shop nearby offering a variety of vegetarian pastries and snacks that are very popular among the public.
