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Wanshan Ye Gong's Birthday Celebration Invitation - Wanshan Ye Gong was originally a shepherd boy. Due to his impoverished family, he usually herded sheep in the area of Kuanlang Mountain. The shepherd boy discovered a blessed land among the bushes on Kuanlang Mountain and would meditate there whenever he had time. One day, while meditating, he passed away peacefully. Afterward, the shepherd boy, through this auspicious location, achieved enlightenment and became a deity...

The moon is not without its phases. Without bitterness, one cannot know sweetness. - Written on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in the year Xin Chou, by the Four Heavenly Saints. In the Shurangama Sutra: "Suppose a person points to the moon to show someone. That person should look at the moon by means of the finger. If they take the finger to be the moon itself, wouldn't that person not only lose sight of the moon, but also lose their..."

Besides being the Mid-Autumn Festival, the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is also the birthday of the moon deity, Tai Yin Niang Niang. She governs the moon's clear radiance and is regarded as the moon goddess. What blessings can one receive by worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival to congratulate Tai Yin Niang Niang on her birthday? Tai Yin Niang Niang's full title is: "The Holy Spirit of Yellow Radiance and Pure Brilliance of the Moon Palace..."