Information about Taoist Temple

Unlike the Phu Sian Temple close by, both worshipers and non-worshipers alike can visit the Taoist Temple. It serves as the center of worship for Taoism, the religion that follows Lao Zi’s teachings, an ancient Chinese philosopher. Inside the temple, two rituals are performed. The first ritual is said to be about communicating with God with the use of a pair of kidney-like wooden blocks. In performing the ways, you will wash your hands, enter the chapel barefoot, light a joss stick, kneel, and then hold and drop two blocks. The position of the blocks on the ground is the answer to your prayer/wish. If one of the blocks is flat and the other is half round, it means yes. If both blocks are half-round, it means no, and you have to come back some additional time. If both blocks are flat, it says maybe, and you have to make your question/wish simpler. The other ritual is where devotees will climb 181 steps in the temple, representing the 81 chapters of Taoism scriptures. The monks will also read the fortune of the devotees. This ritual is done only on Wednesdays and Sundays.