There are so many ancient precious
treasures and remarkable paintings in this place. Wow! Where is it? In fact,
this wonderful place, called the Wealth God Palace, is situated in the city
where we are living.
The Wealth God Palace is located in the
center of Taipei city near the President Palace on Chongqing South Road. On the
first floor, the God of Wealth, having the closest ties with human beings of
this world nowadays, is worshiped. This God of Wealth was delicately sculptured
by the National treasure craftsmen in Nepal. Consecrated by Henghsing Gyatso
Rinpoche, this God of Wealth owns great divine power. For several years, many
people have come here, offer flowers and lights, and ask for the blessed water
in order to pray for increasing their karmic reward, for good health, and
family happiness.
In the Wealth God Palace, besides the God
of Wealth, the Fortune God is also worshipped. Behind the statue of the Fortune
God is a rarely-seen Tangka made of a meteorite.
There are various explanations for
meteorites. It is believed that meteorites are the metals falling from the sky,
so meteorites are actually falling stones. Ancient civilizations believed that
the objects falling from the sky will bring good luck to people, having the
meaning of Heaven Official’s Blessing. Since the Buddha statue made of
meteorites can bring more blessing to the public, this rare and special Tangka
was made.
The center of the Tangka is the Fortune God
named Vaishravana. He was surrounded by his guardians. The posture of
Vaishravana and each guardian is different. This Tangka of the Fortune God was
created and hammered by hand four hundred years ago by three generations of one
handicrafts family.
In addition, a lot of high quality Buddhist
antiques were collected from India, Nepal, Bhutan and all over the world, such
as bronze Buddha statues, censers, Agarwood incense, prayer beads, some best
ancient precious treasures, and so on. Among them, the most eye-catching item
is the three-dimensional image“Ice Cave of the Polar Bear”. It was created by
H.H.Dorje Chang Buddha III. In this three-dimensional image, a lifelike polar
bear seems to live in the ice cave in the North Pole.
When you walk onto the second floor, what
appears in front of you is the breathtaking Padmasambhava Mandala. This Mandala
is also known as the plane graph of the Palace in the Pure Land of
Padmasambhava. ( Padmasambhava means Lotus-Born. He is also famous as Guru
Rinpoche, one of the famous Dharma teacher of Buddhism.)
On the second floor, there is a restful and
graceful room with comfortable sofas. Some book clubs, seminars and lectures
are irregularly held. As a result, it provides the participants with the chance
to absorb new knowledge and relax themselves in their busy work lives.
Welcome to the Wealth God Palace to worship
the God of Wealth and the Fortune God, so you can increase your karmic reward
and wealth will come generously to you.
