Puzi Peitian Temple

Pei Tian Temple, a Taoist Temple, in Puzi Town, Chiayi County, is a famous and popular Mazu Temple in South Taiwan for its long history of more than 330 years for worshipping Mazu, for its praying-and-rewarding-flower practices for couples who pray for having babies or for pregnancy, and for its reception role for other Mazu temples in various cities or counties in Taiwan, to bring and to parade their Mazu deities in Pei Tian Temple for the worship practices. However, the Temple does NOT offer praying-and-rewarding-flower practices for couples who pray for having babies or for pregnancy in the Month of July of farmer calendar, because month of July is traditionally considered a month to worship for the deceased and the Ghost.

Couples who made pray at the Temple and were rewarded for either white or red flowers, and white flowers indicate the possibility of having boy, while red flowers indicate the possibility of having baby girls in pregnancy. Because of belief and practice of praying and flower rewarding for having a baby possibility at this Temple, this Temple is popular for young to early middle-aged couples or young women who want to have babies.

When other Mazu temples in other cities or counties bring their Mazu deities and parade and worship in Pei Tian Temple in Puzi Town, it is NOT uncommon for the visiting temples to have Taoist Sharman or female Sharman ceremony in front of Pei Tian Temple at first and then inside the Temple's main worship hall. Taoist Sharman generally would carry and pray with the Visiting Temple's flag, Taoist Sharman knife and practice instrument. It is NOT unusual for the Taoist Sharman, both male and female, to use knife for the practice and injure himself or herself to show the sincerity, power, and attachment and enlightenment of the Mazu. As the videos, dated June 26, 2022, indicate the ceremony and practice of the female Taoist Sharman practice when a Mazu Temple in Chongher Town, New Taipei City, brought back its Mazu Deity to Pei Tian Temple for the worship practice.

The Temple is free for access, including bathroom and parking [it has two parking lots in short walking distance for the visitors].

May 11 and May 12, 2023, the Temple will hold its celebration and other religious activities, including parade, to celebrate Matzu birthday, which is May 12, 2023 [farmer calendar March 23]. Small-scale Parade around the Temple had been held on May 11, 2023, and the larger-scale parade at Puzi will be held on May 12, 2023.

Nice temple. Really lively during chinese new year. People says there is a higher success rate for your wishes here.

Always come here when it's new year.
At least 3 lottery shops around always win money! Good place to feel and learn Taiwanese culture. The vendors are OK price is reasonable.

Tremendous historical temple, you can explore the local history from it.

Nice temple for coupe to pray having babies.

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在嘉義朴子吃午餐，天空灰灰的，偶有小雨滴，在小吃美食集中處，有一座宮廟-配天宮，廟前道路有一長條的花燈造景，靠近廟前上方裝置許多燈籠，廟前廣場頗大，廟旁附設潔淨且不小的洗手間，配天宮的建築是台灣傳統廟宇的樣式，屋瓦、梁柱及磚牆都是藝術品，是年代非常久遠的古蹟，吸引許多攝影愛好者前來取景拍照，廟裡正殿祭祀天上聖母-媽祖，後殿及東西廂也供俸其他眾神，一踏入廟裡，心裡就有安定感，日後若到嘉義定居，這裡一定是常來的地點了。

✨嘉義朴子配天宮❤
每年過年人潮很多💕
每年的御賜燈花都好美💕
偶像劇阿叔拍攝場景地💕
媽祖廟求子和還願香客很多💕

朴子配天宮，是中華民國台灣嘉義縣現存著名且淵源古老的媽祖廟之一。亦存有與明鄭時期及清領時期有關的文化資源與文化資產。目前朴子市鎮發展據口傳訪問與朴子配天宮前身「樸樹宮」靈驗事蹟有關，也因此朴子市被當地暱稱為由媽祖建立的小鎮。配天宮的虎爺神像是全台少數供奉於供桌上的虎爺神像，特殊之處在於神像身穿龍袍。
朴子配天宮是台灣重要的媽祖信徒朝聖聖地。

正殿：天上聖母、山軍尊神。
後殿：觀世音菩薩、城隍爺、註生娘娘。
東廂：五文昌夫子、太歲星君、開山祖師、燈花媽祖、月下老人。
西廂：福德正神、千里眼、順風耳將軍、田都元帥、分靈神尊。

因為阿叔這部戲劇認識配天宮，此次特別帶孩子們前來拜拜，很喜歡宮裡的氛圍～旁邊也有免費的停車場，車位多、好停，廁所也很乾淨。
廁所旁邊有提供哺乳室！有需要的媽咪可以先到服務處借鑰匙，使用後再歸還，裡面有兩個尿布台、兩個獨立哺乳座位，整體空間大且舒適，解決了外出哺乳與換尿布的不便～非常感謝！

當初來配天宮跟註生娘娘求花，
現在的兩個小朋友也都長大了，
每年初三固定參加回娘家活動，
帶小孩回來拜拜並且添個油香，
還有廟方精心準備的紀念禮物！

我們家的兩個小姪女就是跟聖母求來的！香火非常鼎盛，旁邊週末還有在賣鳥蛋！附近停車也很方便！

老街，老廟，有燈會，人潮較少，好逛，旁邊有新蓋的廁所，非常漂亮，但不知道去的時間，廟前很多店都休息，時間選的不好。要吃東西可能沒幾家店。

2023/12/17
朴子配天宮主祀天上聖母，配祀註生娘娘及城隍爺，為朴子地區信仰中心，目前是嘉義縣定古蹟。該廟起源於「樸樹宮」的靈驗事蹟，1687年建廟後聚落逐漸擴大，形成今日的朴子小鎮，而現今廟身為1915年建造；廟宇裝飾有質感，彩繪、木構及交趾陶等文物皆相當精緻，精美程度在台灣古媽祖廟中數一數二，值得細細品味。

民眾宗教信仰中心之一，香火鼎盛。
元宵當天前往參拜時遇到了張燈結綵花團錦簇熱鬧景象！
也是許多夫妻求子的信仰中心。
古色古香值得推薦到此一遊，這裡的神明很靈驗的。