Hi,

First time posting here. I have spent last few days to read up all the posts here from page 1 till the end. It is really a good read and full of information.

Thanks to @nachtsider and other contributors.

I would like to ask a few questions. I believe these questions has not been asked yet but in any case if I missed it please refer me to correct post.

1. My family practise, what now I know as Sintua, but I want to know when my late relatives passed away, there was a "ceremony" lead by a priest. The priest usually has 3 sets of robes, namely red, yellow and black and the chanting is done 4 times every night (One time with red, one time with yellow and twice with black) until the day of burial or cremation. The priest usually chant and carrying handheld bell. During chanting/praying every night, the praying was accompanied by 2 musician with traditional musical instruments. Is this Sintua practise? From what I read here, Sintua does not has priest? Or is it Taoist?

2. Can you share more information like background/history/legend of and how to pray and why people pray to General Horse 马将军?

3. Does all Sintua medium must go in trance to connect to the deity? Is the medium that "communicate" but not go in trance legit?

4. I am in Singapore. Can recommend Hell Theme Sintua?

More questions will come when I think of it. Actually when I start reading I have lots of questions but most of them has been answered in the previous post. Huahaha....

My family has a long believe in Sintua but for me I am just a recent believer and now I pray to mainly Tua Pek Kong, Tua Ji Ya Pek and Cundhi Guanyin / 準提观音

Hi Nacht,

Thanks for the reply.

It means my family practice all Buddhist, Taoist and Sintua. Huahaha..... My mom herself go to Mahayana Buddhist Temple regularly for the chanting session. But pray to various god and goddess in Sintua and we always has the priest during family or relative funeral.

Regarding the '马将军' I am not sure myself. Back in Indonesia, it comes as a pair (See attached photos). One general holding a horse and his partner is a general who hold the war flag. In Singapore, Seng Wong Beo (http://www.beokeng.com/disptemple.php?temple=seng-wong-beo) has this deity too but it was a horse itself without any general and located in the same altar as Tiger God and the Heavenly Dog.

Thanks for the recommendation for the Temple. Will go and have a look when I have time.

This post has been edited by lie_ric: Mar 10 2018, 03:01 PM

Hi Nacht,

Posting again just in case you missed my previous post.

Please see attached photos regarding "马将军".

Does it means any significant to you? Do you know the story/history?

Unfortunately, this is the only place I can ask questions and expected some proper answer. As these temples care-taker adopted "Don't ask just do as instructed" attitude or some of them are not very sure about the story or origin of the deities enshrined within.