{"id":1113,"date":"2024-07-01T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinioentraduko.com\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2024-07-01T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:45:59","slug":"divination-at-temple-%e5%bb%9f%e5%a0%82%e9%9d%88%e6%87%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinioentraduko.com\/zh\/2024\/07\/01\/divination-at-temple-%e5%bb%9f%e5%a0%82%e9%9d%88%e6%87%89\/","title":{"rendered":"Divination at Temple \u5edf\u5802\u9748\u61c9"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four years ago in Sydney, a group of people from the Siyi\u00a0counties demonstrated their sincere dedication to the divinity, by collectively\u00a0purchasing\u00a0a land with existing homes in Glebe Point near Sydney, and subsequently building a temple there, within which\u00a0Guan Yu and Li Guizu were enshrined. Three years have elapsed since they moved in, and the person who is currently taking care of\u00a0the temple\u2019s burning incense\u00a0is Mei Dayao, who joined the temple in October\u00a0last year. In recent times, the temple has become exceptionally distinguished compared to its earlier days, as apart from the frequent discussion on this among\u00a0the Chinese\u00a0community, many non-Chinese people\u00a0have also started to talk about the temple. They heard that the forecasts on the timing of rain there would\u00a0indeed turn out to be true. The temple has been traditionally relying on a combination of fortune sticks\u00a0and strips of paper as further explanations\u00a0as the method of divination practices. However, a new method called Fuji\u00a0was introduced recently. This requires the surface of a board\u00a0to be first lined with white sand, and\u00a0the diviner would use two fingers to lift the handles of Ji which is\u00a0shaped like the Chinese character \u4e01. The divination procedure is also the same as\u00a0that in China: the diviner places the hook of Ji above the board\u2019s white sand, and uses\u00a0their\u00a0index fingers of both hands to lift the handles on each side. If the\u00a0diviner is to the god\u2019s liking, Ji\u00a0will automatically move across the sand; otherwise, it will remain still. When Ji moves, the hook circles around the surface and pushes the sand\u00a0aside, revealing the black board underneath. The revealed areas will form characters, with the remaining white sand serving as\u00a0the background.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Despite the various questions people have asked, all the answers are believed to come from the gods. There are several individuals who are to gods\u2019 liking and thus currently hold the responsibility of operating Ji and conveying the divine guidance, including Li Dongshan, Liang Tingfang (whose pet name is Yaquan), Mei Jingchun (whose English name is Arthur), and Yu Guangming. It was also found that the people in charge of managing the donations were mostly fellows from the Siyi counties who were store owners. Although the received donations initially could not fully cover the costs of purchasing the land and building the temple, people caring about the divinity with a sincere heart would often voluntarily make a donation and even lend out an additional amount of money which could be returned upon the successful establishment of the temple with the assistance from the donations one day. As the proverb says, \u201cPeople rely on divine power.\u201d Fortunately, we now have our fellows from the Siyi counties who have managed to create the splendor of the temple for us, despite the difficulties they have had in seeking a living in a foreign land. This must be a good omen for joy of both people and gods as well as everlasting luck.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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References<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

1. Christiansen, Flemming. Chinatown, Europe<\/i><\/em>. London: Routledge, 2005.<\/p>\r\n

2. Xu Dishan \u8a31\u5730\u5c71. Fuji mixin de yanjiu<\/i><\/em>\u00a0\u6276\u7b95\u8ff7\u4fe1\u7684\u7814\u7a76\u00a0[Research on the Superstition of Fuji].\u00a0Taiwan: The Commercial Press,\u00a01994.<\/p>\r\n

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