Puchong is a main town in Petaling Selangor, Malaysia. It used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town about 40 years ago. In the past, it consists of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages. Since then, urbanization has occurred rapidly in recent years with many industrial parks, commercial buildings and residential areas mushrooming along Jalan Puchong, the main road. Tian Ling Dian Chinese Temple is located within the vicinity of Bandar Puchong Jaya. In conjunction with its 6th Anniversary Celebration, taoist priests from Hian Eng Daoist Group are invited to conduct a ritual of thanksgiving during the celebration month. Last year its local devotees have witnessed a special ritual called “Spiritual Area Cleansing” by our taoist priests. It is a combination of mock attack by priest with sword and Chinese healing arts display that lasted for at least an hour. The purpose of this event is to eliminate all kind of evils, negative forces as well as outer black magic that appear to be closet within the visible scene such as houses or objects. This year, our taoist priests have staged another taoist skill called “Cooking Oil Cleansing”. Its purpose is to expel evil essence or non-compliance factor into the frying oil tripod. If those kind of energies do exist, four numinous animals of heaven, namely blue dragon, white tiger, red phoenix as well as black warrior together with the thirty-six heavenly generals would be called and ready to make offensive attack at once just to make the place safer to live.
Ancestor worship is based on the belief that the bereaved family members of a deceased have a continued existence and possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Early forms of ancestor worship were deeply rooted and extensively developed by the Late Neolithic Period in China. With the teaching of Confucianism and Taoism, religious traditions such as ancestor worship are becoming part and parcel of the daily activity of our Chinese descendant. The goal of ancestor worship is to ensure the ancestors' continued well-being in the netherworld and sometimes to ask for special favour or assistance. The social function of ancestor worship is to cultivate kinship values like filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of the family lineage. Rituals of ancestor worship commonly consist of offerings to a deceased and to provide for its welfare in the afterlife, which is envisioned as being similar to the earthly life. Ancestor worship begins at a deceased kin's f
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