Sheng'en Temple Introduction
Inside the Sheng'en Temple in Taibao City, Chiayi County, the Guanyin Bodhisattva from Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province, is enshrined. It is said that the Sheng'en Temple Management Committee, following the instructions of the Three Bodhisattvas, made three trips to Putuo Mountain between 1989 and 1991 to welcome the Bodhisattva back to reside in the temple for protection. The temple's followers are widespread both domestically and internationally, and even Mr. Mori Yoshimitsu from Japan and Dr. Ko Wen-shiong from Hawaii make it a point to visit the Sheng'en Temple each time they come to Taiwan. In 1987, to promote Buddhism, the temple expanded by adding the Paramita Lecture Hall on the right side of the temple. Every detail inside, including the plants, bricks, tiles, wall decorations, and floor patterns, is said to have originated from the Bodhisattva's instructions. Starting in 1995, the temple also renovated the Nine-Petaled Lotus Gate and the Scripture Repository of the Paramita Lecture Hall. The Paramita Lecture Hall was completed in June of the same year, and the Scripture Repository was officially completed in 2000. The environment of Sheng'en Temple is beautiful and solemn, featuring a Ba Gua courtyard, a lotus pond, a Sun and Moon Pavilion, a Paramita Lecture Hall, a Yuan Tong Building, and South and North Pole Gates, among others, all filled with creativity and ingenuity, differing greatly from the architectural style of general temples. On the first and fifteenth of each month, the Sheng'en Temple's Good Karma Association conducts teachings for the believers, and an annual national peace prayer ceremony and universal salvation ceremony are held on September 19th.
