台湾云林口湖万善祠“牵水(车藏)”仪式及其相关传说

"Chien Sui Tsang" Ceremonial at Wanshan Temple in Kouhu Township,Yunlin County and Relevant Legends

云林县口湖乡有一项台湾规模最大的"牵水(车藏)"活动,对它的起源与仪式过程作了长期田野调查。其记录了有关的灾难传说、神明来历、风水故事、显灵事迹和英雄故事。这是一百六十几年前发生在台湾西海岸的一场水难浩劫,而在一百多年后,它竟又成为地方上一场盛大的文化飨宴,一份重要的文化资产。这是民间宗教与民间文学高度融合的结果。

＂Chien Sui Tsaug activity （a Taoist ceremony which leads water ghosts ashore to accept Pudu in the world）＂, the largest scale in Taiwan held at Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, possesses its unique origin and ceremonial process. Through long- term field studies, we know the activity records related catastrophe and legends, the background of deities, Feng Shui stories, epiphany and heroic stories. Through this essay, we understand the flood havoc occurred in the Western coast of Taiwan about 160 years ago. After more than a hundred years, it unexpectedly becomes a rich cultural feast at the region, an important cultural heritage. This results from the integration of folk religion and folk literature.