The Online Temple 網上廟
Fifteen altars, each with its deity's history, feast day, proper offerings and the mantra or invocation traditionally recited. Light incense, make an offering, and pay respects properly.
众神殿 · the hall of gods
Enter the Temple Hall
Light your heart with sincerity and approach a deity. Each god keeps a shrine of their own — with feast days (神誕) and customs. Tap “About & feast days” on any god to learn what to do and when. 心誠則靈。
The Enshrined 众神
Looking for a ritual, not a god?
Light a lamp, ring the bell, shake the money tree and more in the Hall of Blessings.
A temple, not a theme
Every altar here carries the deity’s actual history, their 神誕 feast day, the offerings traditionally made to them and the words traditionally said. Where a mantra is given it is the real one, with a pronunciation guide; where a Sanskrit or Pali form exists, it is given alongside the Chinese.
The intention is that someone who grew up in front of these altars would recognise them, and someone who didn’t could approach one without embarrassment.
How to pay respects
Choose the deity whose domain matches your concern — wealth, protection, study, childbirth, safe travel, a difficult person. Light incense, state who you are, state your request plainly, and make the offering. That structure is common to almost every Chinese folk devotion and it is what the altars here follow.
There is no charge for anything in the temple, and there never will be.
Common questions
Does an online altar count?
That is a question for you and your own practice, and we won’t answer it for you. What we can say is that the forms here are correct.
Which god should I approach?
Each altar states the deity’s domain. If you are unsure, the Guardian God quiz suggests one based on temperament.
Are the mantras accurate?
Yes — sourced, given in Chinese and in Sanskrit or Pali where applicable, with pronunciation. The audio recordings are licensed.