Taiwan literature and history researcher Cheng Shui-ping points out that from celebrations of Matsu (one of the goddesses of Taiwan's folk religion), the welcoming of the holy tooth, and the donation of NT $ 1.5 billion worth of land to the Tzu Chi Foundation, one can see the power of the links between religion and society.
台灣文史工作者鄭水萍指出，從媽祖出巡、迎佛牙、捐贈慈濟十五億元土地等事件，足以看到充沛的社會力與宗教力的結合。