| Summary: | 碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 宗教與文化學系碩士班 === 104 === Temples mushroomed everywhere in Taiwan during the Japanese-occupied period and before urban planning and non-urban land control were implemented by the government after the retrocession of Taiwan, which in turn highlighted the widespread problems of temple properties.
The author has served as a land administration agent for thirty-seven years. In consideration of the problems of temple properties, the Agricultural Development Act, the Regional Planning Law, the Land Act, the Construction Act, the Fishing Port Act, the Regulations for National Property Donated to Temples or Churches, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, the Enforcement Rules Governing Limitation of Building-site Expansion, the Miaoli County Construction Management Articles, the Fire-Fighting Facility Inspection Requirements etc., have been studied in depth and applied to practices.
This paper aims to study the type analysis of temple property problems in Miaoli County. Through field investigation and questionnaire survey, a total of forty-six temples (at least two temples were visited in each township (town, borough) except for Taian Township) in the whole county were interviewed. The respondent of each of the temples filled in the questionnaire in person, and the existing research literature of experts and scholars and data were compiled, sorted and analyzed.
The results of the study showed that: First, the temples could collapse and endanger believers due to natural catastrophes and special geology. Second, the acts of faith caused environmental pollution. Third, the temple property owner was called by several names. Fourth, the temple was located on land of which the original landowner had not taken care of the inheritance within fifteen years so that the temple was auctioned by the county government. Fifth, the land commonly owned by the temple was auctioned by a court. Sixth, the temple was built on land that was categorized as a “non-special-purpose land” or a “non-recreational land” of the land-use classification or was built on land that had a “non-temple” land category.
The study proposes the following suggestions: First, demolish and relocate the temple built on the land that is vulnerable to natural catastrophes and has special geology or the unlawfully built temple. Second, reform the acts of faith to prevent environmental pollution. Third, use “the same entity” to rename the temple property so as to unify the owner name. Fourth, purchase the temple property that has not been claimed by the landowner through inheritance for more than fifteen years. Fifth, buy the land commonly owned by the temple that is tendered by the court. Sixth, change the land use classification of the temple property to “special-purpose land” by way of correcting classification or converting classification (before or after construction).
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