Midnight mantra chanting scares Nantou residents

Midnight mantra chanting scares Nantou residents

2026-04-08

Wouldn’t you think it’s bit odd to hear Buddhist chanting while walking along a deserted street in the middle of the night? Residents of Zhongxing New Village in Nantou County recently reported hearing Buddhist chants coming from several street corners, but there was not a soul in sight. The source of the sound turned out to be solar-powered speakers someone had placed by the roadside to broadcast Buddhist chanting 24/7.

This street is deserted late at night, but a cyclist riding past heard something. There’s a faint sound of Buddhist chanting coming from the corner. No one is in sight, but the voice continued.

The cyclist posted this video online, curious about who put these devices around town. The eerie voice in Nantou’s Zhongxing New Village could be found in the flower beds outside of Guangrong Elementary and the Zhongxing Post Office.

A reporter went to investigate, finding that the sounds are coming from these red lotus-shaped speakers. Placed in flowerbeds and next to utility poles, the solar-powered speakers are able to play the chants on a loop 24/7. No wonder they could be heard day and night.

Resident
Someone mentioned there was a red thing over there, so I went to take a look, but didn’t know what it was.

Police said they aren’t explicitly breaking any laws, and the city said there are currently no regulations governing this sort of activity. All they could do was advise against placing the speakers where they might scare people.

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#Buddhist #mantra #chanting #mysterysound #Nantou #speaker #eerie #creepy

深夜佛號從哪來? 南投中興新村”念佛機日夜放送"

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半夜走在路上，如果耳邊傳來念佛聲，肯定覺得怪怪吧？南投中興新村，有民眾發現，幾處街頭總會聽到"阿彌陀佛“的聲音，卻找不到人影，讓人越聽越毛。原來有人在路邊，放置太陽能念佛機，日夜放送。

三更半夜街頭空蕩蕩，民眾騎著腳踏車經過，耳邊卻傳來低鳴的阿彌陀佛，四周看不到人影，誦經聲卻一聲接一聲。

民眾把這段經歷PO上網，好奇到底誰把東西放在路口，也引來不少人討論。詭異聲響就出現在，南投中興新村，光榮國小旁以及中興郵局外的花圃。

記者實際查訪，發現原來是這台紅色蓮花造型的念佛機搞的鬼，插在電線桿旁以及花圃上，靠太陽能供電，24小時循環播放佛號宣揚宗教理念，難怪白天晚上都聽得到。

[[民眾]]
“上次有人說那裡有一支紅紅的，我才看，紅紅的我不知道那是什麼。”

警方表示，這類裝置沒有明確違法，環保局也說無法可管，只能奉勸所有權人，不要隨意放置，嚇到其他人。

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