The legend grew up that as the late President Chiang is a star that has descended to the world, when he returned to heaven, Kuan Yin came in person to receive him.
由於理教大廟被焚與先總統蔣公升天是同一日，街頭流出一種說法：因為蔣公是宿星降世，回天必是神接佛送，理教總公所大廟焚燬，乃是觀世音菩薩接引蔣公回天。