Third Worshipping Platform
Mar 3, 2021, 17:00 PM
Title :
Third Worshipping Platform
Building key :
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The Third Worshipping Platform has a designated incense-lighting area for worshippers to burn incense before offering the incense in the three incense-offering areas of the temple (the Main Altar, Three Saints Hall, and the Yue Heung Shrine). The bronze oil lamp in the incense-lighting area is part of a Taoist priest statue who is kneeling on one knee to respectfully present the oil lamp to worshippers who can then light incense and offer it to the gods.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary, a “Four Protectors Mural” was added to the Third Worshipping Platform to highlight Taoist elements.
History of
Wong Tai Sin Temple
In April 1942, guidance from Master Wong Tai Sin was received through divine writing. These Taoist priests were directed to erect a new temple in the area of Chuk Yuen in Kowloon City. The writings from the Master indicated “This place, a symbol of the wings of phoenix, is blessed and it is the most appropriate place to set up a temple to propagate religious doctrines.” They then inserted a bamboo stick on the ground as a sign and thus set up the main altar. At the beginning, the Main Altar, Confucian Hall, General Office, dormitory, main gate and the wells were built in the temple. The other buildings were constructed continually in the coming years. Its Taoist architecture reflects nothing less than the significance and teachings of Taoism. The buildings contain the five elements in Chinese Fengshui culture, where Bronze Pavilion represents “Metal”, Scripture Hall represents “Wood”, Yuk Yik Fountain represents “Water”, Yue Heung Pavilion represents “Fire” and Earth Wall represents “Earth”.