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The Official Lowyat.NET Sintua Thread, A thread on Chinese folk religion.
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thoseeyes
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 Mar 5 2015, 10:57 AM
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Hi Nacht, Thank you very much for opening this thread. Took me few days to finish reading up todate and it is really worth the time. The explanation is truly informative in a non biased context. I read minimal chinese so reading all this is English has increase my understanding and clarify some questions that always makes me wonder why. You have mentioned that viewers of the show "Guai Tan" should take it with a pinch of salt and I couldn't agree more. I used to follow the show in the beginning where they showed a lot of "documentaries" about the supernatural world locally and more interestingly around Asia. The best materials were from Thailand in my opinion. But soon when ran out of ideas and going less abroad but started showing more on "staged" ghost visiting activities...i stopped watching them. And yes, I personally feel that sifu Szeto is most of the time "questionable". If only the show stay true to their objective which is to share what is happening around rather than making them up. Anyway...please keep this thread going on...  |
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thoseeyes
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Mar 7 2015, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(nachtsider @ Mar 7 2015, 04:36 PM) Not a problem, my friend. It is important to know the whys and wherefores, lest prayer and worship de-evolve into 'monkey see, monkey do', and lest the rich heritage of Chinese folk religion go completely down the drain. What made me write Szeto off completely was the episode where he challenged a Thai occultist to a magical duel. Instead of facing the Thai occultist directly, Szeto used the show's host, Rachel, as his proxy - a human shield, really. It was a cowardly, foolish and unethical thing to do. She could have come to serious harm, or even died. yeah u are right....i'm not the religious type but always fascinated by Chinese folk religion. You and others are doing great work to share what you guys know. hm....i think i miss that episode because i will skip episodes where they feature master szeto haha...in fact the hosts of the show most of the time are overacting...and i find the show sexists as well when they often use girls to attract ghost and film the girls screaming their lungs out.. |
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thoseeyes
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Mar 11 2015, 10:02 AM
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QUOTE(bereev @ Mar 11 2015, 09:43 AM) every long show sure come across problem of stop sponsorship and management change issue the documentary type guaitan stop is due to the company director change to a Christian lady that not like too many superstitious program in the program list so the sponsor start back off , original director and back stage staff leaving the show, and the Szeto sifu come in as the time to rescue the Guaitan program by doing this active ghost/spirit disturb using model girls to gain back the viewing rate. The broadcasting company is pay per subscription service like astrol not free TV program, HK has many this type of TV so when one of the flagship program not doing well, subscription is drop. They need to do many way to survive the show. thanks...didn't know many what happened backend to the show...i don't read much Chinese so not many channels to read about Chinese gossip world.. currently is there any other similar show being broadcast? |
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thoseeyes
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Mar 11 2015, 10:13 AM
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QUOTE(bereev @ Mar 11 2015, 10:07 AM) still continue, 2015 season just aired 7th March, featuring Sarawak , i am not yet watch. In the past I actually watch on youtube....that depends if there are kind people to upload it....any other way to watch? |
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thoseeyes
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Mar 12 2015, 10:32 AM
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QUOTE(nachtsider @ Mar 12 2015, 10:24 AM) Well, it looks like Junjun's beaten me to the punch, lol. I'll just add that they are not Door Gods, and that their items have magic powers. Vaisravana's umbrella is a trapping device akin to the ghost trap from Ghostbusters, sucking evil beings into its depths when opened - it can also instigate storms and earthquakes. Virudhaka's sword is capable of multiplying into a virtual typhoon of flying blades that he can fully control. The music from Dhrtarastra's pipa has a mind control effect. Virupaksa's pearl permits him control of the many magical beasts he rears as pets, which include his serpent (which can transform into a magic whip, much like Lord Zhang's cobra) plus a creature often referred to as a flying elephant that he uses as a mount, but seems more gryphon-like in some accounts. so actually they are CHinese Gods or Indian? |
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thoseeyes
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Mar 12 2015, 12:02 PM
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QUOTE(nachtsider @ Mar 12 2015, 11:50 AM) They have Hindu-Buddhist roots. This applies to quite a number of Chinese gods, actually. if i'm not wrong...Four Face Buddha is one of them right? |
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