Tay Kak Sie Temple

Tay Kak Sie (simplified Chinese: 大觉寺; traditional Chinese: 大覺寺; pinyin: Dà jué sì) is a Taoist temple located at Jalan Gang Lombok, Semarang. The temple was established in 1746.[1] This was originally only to worship the Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin. This pagoda later developed into a large temple which also worshipped many Taoist Deities.

Tay Kak Sie Temple
大覺寺
Kelenteng Tay Kak Sie
Front view of the Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
ProvinceCentral Java
Location
LocationSemarang, Indonesia
CountryIndonesia
Architecture
TypeChinese
Date established1746

Tay Kak Sie name written on the signboard at the entrance of a large temple, with the record year of the reign of Emperor Dao Guang (Too Kong in Hokkien language) 1821-1850 of the Qing Dynasty is a name that means "Temple of Supreme Consciousness".

List of God & Goddess

Tay Kak Sie pagoda has a host of Deities and the main Deity is the goddess Kwan Im Pho Sat. Moreover, Tay Kak Sie temple is the largest temple (in the sense of many Deities) in the city of Semarang. Deities worshiped in this temple include:[1]

  • Sam Koan Tay Te (三官大帝)
  • Sam Po Hud (三寶佛：Sakia Mo Ni Hud,O Mi To Hud, Yo Su Hud)
  • Thian Siang Seng Boo（天上聖母） / Tian Shang Sheng Mu
  • Sam Po Tay Jin (Sam Po Kong)
  • Cap Pwee Lo Han （十八羅漢）
  • Po Seng Tay Te Seng Tay Te（保生大帝）
  • Seng Hong Lo Ya Hong Lo Ya（城隍老爺）
  • Kong Tik Cun Ong（廣澤尊王）
  • Te Cong Po Sat（地藏菩薩）

References
  1. "Kelenteng Tay Kak Sie – Semarang". kelenteng.com. Retrieved 2010-05-03.


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