How to Verify a Temple Fortune Stick Number and Poem
Match a physical temple lot to an online reference by institution, corpus, number, and all four poem lines before using any interpretation.
Overview
A number alone is insufficient because multiple deities and temples use overlapping numbering. A verified match requires the temple or corpus identity plus the substantive poem text; grade and glosses provide additional checks.
At a glance
- Page role
- Focused guide
- Evidence basis
- Named-temple guidance, not a universal rule
- Reading rule
- Separate the printed text from your contextual inference.
- Editorial state
- Editorial review draft · 2026-09-12
Direct answer
A number alone is insufficient because multiple deities and temples use overlapping numbering. A verified match requires the temple or corpus identity plus the substantive poem text; grade and glosses provide additional checks.
A reliable method
Photograph the complete slip, record temple and date, transcribe the number and four lines, compare characters line by line, then note grade, palace, glosses, and any missing field. Stop if the corpus cannot be identified.
- Name the exact corpus or temple version.
- Separate the printed text from your contextual inference.
- Choose one observable, reversible next action.
Worked example
A slip marked 12 matches the OpenFate page only when its lines begin 時臨否極泰當來 and continue through 管教立志事和諧. If the lines differ, preserve the slip as a different recension rather than forcing the match.
Close misreading and alternative
Matching the allusion title or an “upper lot” label while ignoring different poem lines is a false positive. Those fields recur and can vary independently.
Sources and limits
A number alone is insufficient because multiple deities and temples use overlapping numbering. A verified match requires the temple or corpus identity plus the substantive poem text; grade and glosses provide additional checks. Photograph the complete slip, record temple and date, transcribe the number and four lines, compare characters line by line, then note grade, palace, glosses, and any missing field. Stop if the corpus cannot be identified. The cited sequence is official guidance for Lungshan Temple and is corroborated by Taiwan cultural guidance. A visitor should still follow the instructions of the temple they are actually visiting. Treat the text as a structured reflection prompt. It cannot verify hidden thoughts, diagnose health, decide legal or financial risk, or guarantee an event or date. Every factual claim stays traceable to a named source reference, while examples show the method rather than establish what will happen. Conflicts, omissions, and version limits remain visible for audit.
Sources and editorial basis
- OpenFate Guanyin 100-lot recension contractapp/modules/lingqian/logic/data/canon.ts: QIAN_CANON; data/provenance.ts: QIAN_CORPUS_PROVENANCE version guanyin-100-openfate-2026-07-30The pinned product repository establishes only the exact fields and recension shown here. It does not establish universal temple practice, historical truth, or predictive validity.
- 艋舺龍山寺：如何求籤Tour Guide「如何求籤」numbered sequence from worship and one question through 筊杯 confirmation and poem retrievalOfficial Lungshan Temple guidance for its sequence: worship, ask one question, request permission with jiaobei, draw a number, confirm it, retrieve the poem, and seek interpretation.
- 新北市政府：常用籤詩解密與參拜求法dataserno 201611090011: common lot systems, one-question guidance, three 聖筊, and reference-not-determinism noteGovernment cultural guidance covering common Taiwan lot systems, one question per draw, three sheng jiao confirmation, and a reference-not-determinism boundary.