My Time….Chinese temple in Malaysia / 馬來西亞神廟文化.

Pak Tee Bio-Grisek / 北帝廟-玉射.

Location: Grisek, Muar, Johor / 玉射, 麻坡, 柔佛州.

Pinyin: Bei Di Miao
Registered as: Rumah Berhala Pak Tee Bio.

Travelling along this country side route, we came upon a small signage on the main road leading to this temple. My visit here was a pleasant one. It’s always the timing that is important.

There is two temple located nearby each other. The older temple, which has been refurbish, sit on a neatly kept garden. According to the donor recognition plaque found on the wall of this temple, this place could’ve been build around or before 1927 Ding Mao Year / 丁卯年.

There is two deity on the main altar of this premise, both should be their main patron deity Xuan Tian Shang Di / 玄天上帝 with the different, i believed, of one been a Scholar / Wen / 文 and the other a Military / Mu / 武 version.

Xuan Tian Shang Di / 玄天上帝 is also commonly known as Bei Di / 北帝, Xuan Wu / 玄武 / or Zhen Wu Da Di / 真武大帝.

The other temple, a stone throw away, which is much bigger is located on a higher ground over looking the small town. I could not help noticing the Authority flags /令旗 that is build in front of this temple. Uniquely, both the pole and the flags are made of stainless steel.

Its entrance is flank by two carving of the Door good / Men Shen / 門神 and much of its interior wall is painted with chinese deities and mythological characters.

It consist of two prayer hall. On the outer hall, An altar in enshrined with their main patron deity, Xuan Tian Shang Di / 玄天上帝. Other deities worshipped on this main altar includes Na Zha San Tai Zi / 哪吒三太孑, Da Bo Gong / 大伯公, Qi Tian Da Sheng / 齊天大聖, Tai Bao She Ren / 太保舍人, Guan Sheng Da Di / 關聖大帝, Shun Zheng Wang Gong / 順正王公, Zhao Yuan Shuai / 趙元帥, Kang Yuan Shuai / 康元帥, Wen Yuan Shuai / 溫元帥, Li Fu Qian Sui Da Ren / 李府千歲大人, Xing Fu Da Ren / 刑府大人, Hang Tang Ye / 韓唐爺, etc. Judging from the design of the deities, i believe certain of them are well over a hundred year old.

On the inner prayer hall, An altar is devoted to the worshipped of Qian Shou Guan Yin / 千手觀音, Tian Hou Niang Niang / 天后娘娘 and Guan Yin Pu Sa / 觀音菩薩 along with Jin Tong Yu Nu / 金童玉女.

Below:- The bigger temple.