Founded in 1930 by Lai Achuan (賴阿傳), a Hakka migrant from Nanzhuang, Miaoli, who previously practiced vegetarian abstinence at Shitoushan Quanhua Temple. This hillside complex on the western edge of Yuli began as Baoshan Hall (寶善堂), a zhaitang (齋堂), or fasting hall, of the Longhua (龍華) branch of the Zhaijiao (齋教) folk religion. The temple was later renamed after a nearby spring, the waters of which are reputed to cure illness. Reorganised as a Buddhist foundation in 1974 and reconstructed between 1992 and 2000.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Zhaijiao in Taiwan (台灣齋教)
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