there're couple near kwang hwa school...u notice?

Hi Nachtsider, longtime lurker here, this thread has always been a thoroughly fascinating read. Thank you for your various commentaries/providing us with insight into sintua worship.

I would identify myself as Buddhist, but have a strong spiritual affinity with Guan Yin as a personal guardian of sorts since childhood. Faith is intrinsically personal and inexplicable, and there have been many, many instances where my prayers have carried me through trying times.

Recently got to know of Cundi and Matsu worship as well. Are these goddesses various emanations/aspects of Guan Yin, or different beings altogether? I was recently in a temple in Petaling Street where I saw a Cundi idol being worshipped alongside Thousand-Armed Guan Yin, thus sparking my curiosity. My grandma has always worshipped Matsu, so I'd like to carry on the family tradition of honouring the goddess.

Thanks

Hi Nachtsider, longtime lurker here, this thread has always been a thoroughly fascinating read. Thank you for your various commentaries/providing us with insight into sintua worship.

I would identify myself as Buddhist, but have a strong spiritual affinity with Guan Yin as a personal guardian of sorts since childhood. Faith is intrinsically personal and inexplicable, and there have been many, many instances where my prayers have carried me through trying times.

Recently got to know of Cundi and Matsu worship as well. Are these goddesses various emanations/aspects of Guan Yin, or different beings altogether? I was recently in a temple in Petaling Street where I saw a Cundi idol being worshipped alongside Thousand-Armed Guan Yin, thus sparking my curiosity. My grandma has always worshipped Matsu, so I'd like to carry on the family tradition of honouring the goddess.

Thanks

Who is Lady Ma Zu?





Once upon a time, on the island of Mei Zhou, there lived a fishing family by the name of Lin/林, whose only daughter, Mo Niang/默娘, was a superb swimmer and diver. She was renowned for single-handedly saving many luckless people, including young children and shipwrecked sailors, from drowning, and often stood out on rocks in the middle of the ocean, dressed in bright garments and holding a torch, to guide ships safely to shore through stormy weather. As a reward for her selfless bravery, the plucky girl was deified, receiving the title Saintly Queen of Heaven/天后圣母, although she is most commonly known as Ma Zu/妈祖 or Ancestral Mother.

Ma Zu is a sea goddess, possessing the power to control the wind and the waves. She is the patron saint of travellers, particularly those who are travelling over or across the sea. In days gone by, immigrants from China who journeyed by boat to far-off lands (such as the Malay Archipelago) prayed to Ma Zu for safe journeys, and erected temples to her in the places that they settled as a form of thanksgiving.

Often depicted accompanying Ma Zu are two imp-like creatures; the green-skinned Qian Li Yan/千里眼 or Thousand-League Eye, and the red-skinned Shun Feng Er/顺风耳 or Down-the-Wind Ears. These elemental beings, formerly a mischievous pair of troublemakers who wreaked havoc by flippantly altering the weather, were subdued by Ma Zu and subsequently became her loyal attendants. Capable of seeing great distances and hearing the tiniest noises, respectively, as well as flying swiftly, they serve as lookouts, information-gatherers and couriers.

Hi Nacht,
i noticed my area Datok last time no gate, but recently the gate is there.
why is that happen?
also i saw mostly got gate.

To prevent intrusion of the Datuk shrine by stray animals.

To stop them from messing around with the offerings and other paraphernalia.

I have a Hell deity themed throne that I use for meditation.

It is an awesome throne.

Where did u buy the throne?

Where did u buy the throne?

custom made to order.

Hi ts, can I ask according to ur belief, when ppl die already , go where? I assume go underneath? If so, life there is good or torture? Will ppl go heaven if u worship hell deity?

Sorry so many bunch of ques all at once. I'm just curious and an atheist.

Right side is u? How old are you? Hehe

I was born in 1987.

Look young..

Is it true if someone meet Tua Li Ya Pek consider lucky and will be "huat chai" ?

Wow, aren't you quite the mind-reader. 

The throne was custom made to order, correct; I got my longtime prayer material supplier, Soon Poh Private Limited, to commission it.

They are Klang's premier prayer material emporium, located in the Jalan Nanas area, whose services I have used for more than a decade; the second pic is one of me with the boss, Mr Lim, who is practically an old friend by now.