Taichung Temple Pudu offerings adjusted for inflation, small packages instead of full tables, social welfare benefits increased

The seventh month of the lunar calendar is an annual public welfare event for temples. Temples in Taichung City pointed out that the number of prayer tables this year has increased compared with last year, and more materials can be donated to social welfare groups. In addition, due to the factors of small families, the tables used to be full and looked overwhelming, but now the offerings are streamlined, and many people use temples to do public welfare and charity. In addition, the offerings are also affected by inflation year by year, and the offerings are adjusted every year.

Both Tanzi Tanshui Pavilion and Wuqi Haotian Temple said that offerings have inevitably been affected by rising prices in the past two years. Offerings for the Purdue Dharma Assembly no longer aim to fill the entire table. In addition, they used to be placed on the offering table, but now they are all boxed or boxed, which is also convenient for social welfare groups to transport or for people to take home.

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However, due to rising prices, many of the offerings include small packages of salt, sugar and salad oil from Pudu, many of which are not brands of major food manufacturers. This year, it was found that the items have shrunk. For example, a box of ginger tea only has 3 small packages, and a large box of mushroom gift box only contains 12 small mushrooms.

The Huashan Foundation pointed out that each year Pudu needs to support the elders for nearly a whole year, and supplies are given out sequentially according to the shelf life. However, due to rising prices, the more expensive olive oil is replaced by canola oil, and canned seaweed sauce is replaced by canned melon. Generally, instant noodles, canned fish, peanut gluten, olive oil, and three-in-one cereal are more popular foods. Except for a very small number of elders with religious beliefs, most elders are still happy to eat them to save daily expenses.

The North Taichung Family Support Foundation stated that last year, due to the decrease in supplies raised by Pudu, shampoo and shower gel were distributed to supporting families. This year, Pudu has more supplies than last year, and each family can receive a full table of supplies.

Huang Heqing, chairman of Tai'an Palace in Da'an District, said that Pudu supplies are made from local farmers' association products, and some residents have taken the initiative to donate supplies to disadvantaged families who come to bathe at home under Yongxin Social Welfare, so that the supplies can have a more practical public welfare value.