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Mazu

Mazu or Matsu is a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang (Chinese: 林默娘; pinyin: Lín Mòniáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Be̍k-niû / Lîm Bia̍k-niû / Lîm Be̍k-niô͘), a shamaness from Fujian who is said to have lived in the late 10th…

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Born
Lin Mo 21 April 960 Meizhou Island, Putian County, Song Dynasty
Died
4 October 987 Nangan Island, Lienchang County, Song Dynasty
Gender
Female
Other names
Lin Mo
Parents
Lin Yuan (Father) Lady Wang (Mother)
Symbols
Ruyi Scepter Golden personal seal Poe Pearl Palace lantern Jade sail Weaving needle Sea snail shell Golden Anchor

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Mazu

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Names and titles · 66
Mazu → Ah-Ma, Brilliant Resonance, Cantonese, China, Clear Piety, Divine Woman, Efficacious Lady, FujianA-Ma, Grandmother, Granny, Granny Mazu, Great-Grandaunt, Gupozu, Heaven, Heavenly Princess, Helpful Response, Hokkien, Holy Heavenly Mother, Holy Princess, Hong Kong
related to Worship · 27
Mazu → Emperor Huizong, Goryeo, He, Huang Gongdu's, Injong, It, Liao, Liao Pengfei, Lu Yundi, Lù Yǔndí, Mazuism, Meizhou, Ninghai, On, Putian, Qiaodou Village, Sacred Mound, Shortly, Shrine, Shèngdūn Miào
related to Pilgrimages · 17
Mazu → Another, April, Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage, Chinese, Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, Depending, Double Ninth Festival, Heaven, In, In Taiwan, Lin Moniang's, Lukang, May, Mazu's, Mazuism, The, Tianhou Temple
related to In art · 16
Mazu → After, Chinese Cartoon Production Co, Fujianese TV, Her, If, In, Instead, Its, Lin Moniang, Mazu's, Qianliyan, Shunfeng'er, Taiwan, Taiwanese, Teng Chiao, These
related to Myths · 16
Mazu → Big Dipper, Chinese, In, Jade Woman, Jiùkǔ Língyàn Jīng, Laojun, Laozi, Marvelous Deeds, Qianliyan, She, Shunfeng'er, Taoist Canon, Thousand-Mile Eye, Tàishàng Lǎojūn Shuō Tiānfēi, Using, Wind-Following Ear
related to history · 11
Mazu → China, Chinese, During, Fujian, Fujian's Putian County, Lin Moniang, Mazu's, Meizhou Island, She, The, Very
see also · 11
Mazu → Air, Hong Kong, Hong KongHung Shing Ye, Joss, KingNgaleimaTin Hau, Kong, Qianliyan, Queen Mother, Shunfeng'erMeenakshiKumari, Taiwan, West
Born · 1
Mazu → Lin Mo 21 April 960 Meizhou Island, Putian County, Song Dynasty
Died · 1
Mazu → 4 October 987 Nangan Island, Lienchang County, Song Dynasty
Gender · 1
Mazu → Female

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chinese taiwan temples temple lin said fujian one goddess death sea late title china heaven island mother mazu's people putian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MazuBornLin Mo 21 April 960 Meizhou Island, Putian County, Song Dynasty1.00infobox
MazuDied4 October 987 Nangan Island, Lienchang County, Song Dynasty1.00infobox
MazuGenderFemale1.00infobox
MazuOther namesLin Mo1.00infobox
MazuParentsLin Yuan (Father) Lady Wang (Mother)1.00infobox
MazuSymbolsRuyi Scepter Golden personal seal Poe Pearl Palace lantern Jade sail Weaving needle Sea snail shell Golden Anchor1.00infobox
MazuTempleMazu Temple1.00infobox
Mazuis adeified form of Lin Moniang0.90text
the other two of Xianyou'sinstance ofit began to absorb the cults of other local shamanesses0.80text
that of the predominantly Hokkien Philippinesinstance ofmostly in the Sinosphere or the overseas Chinese communities0.80text
a ceremonial hu tabletinstance ofand decorated with accessories0.80text
a flat-topped imperial capinstance ofand decorated with accessories0.80text

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