Saint Grace Temple Introduction
In the Sheng'en Temple located in Taibao City, Chiayi County, the deity worshipped is Guanyin Bodhisattva from Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province. 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 bring back the Bodhisattva to reside in the temple for protection. The devotees of Sheng'en Temple are spread across Taiwan and abroad, including Mr. Mori Masami from Japan and Dr. Kuo Wen-Hsiung from Hawaii, who must pay homage at Sheng'en Temple each time they visit Taiwan. In 1987, Sheng'en Temple built the Pramita Lecture Hall on the right side of the temple to promote Buddhist teachings. All elements within, including every plant, brick, tile, wall decoration, and ground pattern, are said to have been inspired by instructions from the Bodhisattva. Starting in 1995, the Nine-Petal Lotus Gate and the Sutra Hall of the Pramita Lecture Hall were successively renovated, and the Pramita Lecture Hall was completed in June of the same year, with the Sutra Hall officially completed in 2000. The environment of Sheng'en Temple is beautiful, solemn, and dignified, featuring Eight Trigrams Gate, Lotus Pool, Sun and Moon Pavilion, Pramita Lecture Hall, Yuan Tong Building, North and South Pole Gate, and more, all filled with ingenuity and creativity, distinct from typical temple architectural styles. On the first and fifteenth of each month, the Sheng'en Temple's Good Fortune Association holds lectures for devotees, and a national protection and peace prayer ceremony is held on September 19 each year.
