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According to the "Treasure Mirror of Famous Buddhist Sites in Taiwan," published by the "Minde Photo Studio" in Taipei in 1941, both the Puzhi Temple and the Rinzai Sect's Myoshin-ji branch, the Linji Protection National Temple, which is also a city-designated historic site in Taipei, were Buddhist preaching centers of the Rinzai Sect's Myoshin-ji branch in Taipei. When it was rebuilt in 1934, because its followers were mostly staff members of the Tokyo Governor-General's Transportation Bureau, the temple was named "Tetsu-shin-in" (Iron True Temple) after the posthumous name of the transportation section chief of the bureau, Murakami Shoichi, and a stele called "The Stele of Mr. Murakami Shoichi" was set up in the temple. In 1998, it was officially designated as a city-designated historic site, with an atmosphere full of tranquility and comfort. The temple features a distinct Japanese style. The main hall is a single-eaved hip roof with three bays wide and three bays deep, nearly square in shape, with the roof extending forward to form an entrance porch. The floor inside the main hall is elevated and covered with tatami mats, presenting an elegant and solemn Japanese temple beauty. The main hall is made of high-quality cypress wood. The temple still preserves traditional Japanese worship rituals, different from traditional Taiwanese worship styles. The bell-shaped window on the side of the main gate is distinctive, and the entrance porch displays the brackets, and the beautifully carved curved beams. The plaque inscribed with the name "Puzhi Temple" is written by You Ruo. Notably, there is a stone Buddha statue in the pavilion on the left side of the temple, holding a baby in its left hand and a meditation staff in its right hand. The general public believes this statue represents the "Bodhisattva of Child Blessing," while Buddhist practitioners consider it the "Child-Protecting Bodhisattva" from Japan, one of the manifestations of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha. This has attracted many devoted men and women to pray for offspring. The two deities, the "Tangshou Guanyin" and the "Child-Protecting Bodhisattva," have become a distinctive feature of the temple.