Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented a flower basket to congratulate the success of the Chai Deng Gomo offering ceremony at Jiutian Xuannv Temple in Taichung

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented a flower basket to congratulate the completion of the Chai Leng Goma offering ceremony at Jiutian Xuannv Temple. (Photo by reporter Zhang Xuanzhe)

The Jiutian Xuannv Temple in Daya, Taichung City, held the "Chai Deng Goma Offering Ceremony" today (26th). About 40 monks and believers led by the director of the Senju-in Temple, Shinkiyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Tanaka Shinsui, arrived in Taiwan and held it together with the Jiutian Xuannv Temple. After the news of the Dharma Conference came out, Takaichi Sanae, President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, specially sent a flower basket to congratulate the people. The flower basket was inscribed with "World Peace, Japan-Taiwan Friendship, and the Dharma Conference is Successful" and inscribed with "The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan President Takaichi Sanae" to express his blessing for the religious and cultural exchange activities between Taiwan and Japan.

The Jiutian Xuannv Temple pointed out that the puja is jointly held by the Xingui Mountain Chaohu Sunzi Temple and the Jiutian Xuannv Temple. Visitors can write their wishes on the Gomo wood, and the Shingon monks will recite sutras and pray before throwing them into the sacred fire to burn and offer them, praying for peace in Taiwan, national peace and prosperity, and the fulfillment of their wishes.

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On the day of the event, registration will open at 10:30 a.m., the Chai Deng Humo offering ceremony will be held at 1 p.m., and will end successfully at 2 p.m. It will be held at the Jiutian Xuannv Temple (Jiutian Folk Art Troupe) in Daya, Taichung. All believers and virtuous people from all walks of life are welcome to come and pay homage.

The "Shiiden Goma Offering Ceremony" was held by the monks led by Tanaka Masui, the director of the Senju-in Temple in Shinkiyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan, and the Kyutian Xuannv Temple. (Provided by Jiutian Xuannv Temple, Taichung)