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炉

lú

主

zhǔ

censer master

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释义

名词

中元会或庙宇等组织的负责人或主祭。

DEFINITION

Noun

The individual in charge, or the chief of worship, in organisations such as those that organise activities for the Hungry Ghost Festival or temples.

由来
  • 自19世纪以来，新加坡大部分的会馆、庙宇及中元会等组织中便设有炉主一职。
  • 在这些组织中，炉承载了香火的传承，是该组织的信仰的核心。因此，人们便以掌管此炉者来代指该组织的负责人或主祭。
  • 炉主一般需要负责该组织的常年运作。以新加坡早期的华人公冢和庙宇恒山亭为例，其炉主除了需要负责常年的运作，还需要负责祭祀活动和农历七月中元节的普渡活动。
  • 炉主的选举一般在每一年的祭祀活动上进行，主要的方式是通过在神明面前掷筊选出。

ETYMOLOGY
  • Since the 19th century, most of Singapore’s clan associations, temples and groups that organise activities for the Hungry Ghost Festival have had the position of censer master.
  • In these organisations, the censer symbolises inheritance and is the core of the organisation’s beliefs. Therefore, the title of censer master is accorded to the person in charge of the organisation or the chief of worship.
  • The censer master is typically responsible for overseeing the daily operational matters of the organisation. For example, at Heng San Teng, an early Chinese public cemetery and temple in Singapore, the censer master was responsible not only for its day-to-day operations, but also worship activities and salvation activities during the Hungry Ghost Festival in the seventh lunar month.
  • The election of the censer master is generally held during the annual worship event, where candidates are usually selected by throwing moonshaped divination blocks before the deities.

例句
过去只让理事、会员和炉主等拜天公的新加坡（水廊头）凤山寺，今年也首次对外开放。（《联合早报》， 23/2/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
In the past, Singapore’s Hong San See Temple at Mohamed Sultan Road only allowed its directors, members and the censer master to pray to the Jade Emperor. This year marks the first time it is open to the public. (Lianhe Zaobao, 23/2/2018)
参考资料
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