Heirlooms of the La family

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

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

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

（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

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

1940s | Môn Quan temple

GRAND GOD'S RITUAL ROBE

1940s | Môn Quan temple

MOUNTAIN GOD'S FAN

1970s | Môn Quan temple