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Historical and religious objects now preserved in my family's temple Môn Quan【門官寺】, originally owned by my grandfather La Kim Long【羅金龍】- a reputable Daoist practitioners.
Rạch Giá city, Kiên Giang province of Vietnam
TALISMAN WOODBLOCKS
TALISMAN WOODBLOCKS
1950s | Môn Quan temple
Woodblock fulu【符籙】 (Daoist incantations and magic symbols) talisman stamps from my grandfather, La Kim Long 【羅金龍】. The prints are in both Chinese and Mantra scripture, varying from "safe trip", "healing", "attracting prosperity" to "warding off evil and bad luck".
Click here for a description of each talisman
Click here for a description of each talisman
Going from left to right:
1st row:
（由地行） 福神护身人 （由天行）= (Earthly) Protection of Fortune God (Heavenly)
（隐兵）八十二威神（神兵）= (Army of Underworld) The 82 Dignity Gods (Army of Heaven)
太上 Unidentified
2nd row：
Unidentified
太上 Unidentified
太上 Unidentified
太上 Unidentified
（順風耳）玉皇敕下大天尊 （千里眼）= (Ears of Fair Winds) Heavenly Ordinance of Jade Emperor (Eyes of Thousand Miles)
（八方神）玉皇敕下三聖公同 （五方神）= (Eight-Direction Gods) Jade Emperor and Three Supreme Gods (Five-Direction Gods)
3rd row:
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太上敕之禁 Unidentified
太上敕之禁 Unidentified
EVIL BANISHING BOW
EVIL BANISHING BOW
1940s | Môn Quan temple
This special bow was a holy object in the rituals performed by my grandfather and uncle in the 1940-1975. The term "evil banishing" clearly explained its purpose. At the beginning of every Lunar new year, my uncle would shoot 3 arrows to 3 different directions in order to purify the surrounding contaminated energy. For my grandfather's cases, he used it to exorcise demonic spirits from people who are mentally disturbed.
GRAND GOD'S RITUAL ROBE
GRAND GOD'S RITUAL ROBE
1940s | Môn Quan temple
GRAND GOD'S RITUAL ROBE
GRAND GOD'S RITUAL ROBE
1940s | Môn Quan temple
MOUNTAIN GOD'S FAN
MOUNTAIN GOD'S FAN
1970s | Môn Quan temple
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