Category:Mazu (goddess)

**Mazu**
	a Chinese sea goddess, formerly a shamaness called Lin Mo or Lin Moniang lived in Meizhou Island, Fujian, in the 10th century Estàtua de la deessa Mazu a Matsu Park, Kinmen
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Country of citizenship	Song dynasty;
Occupation	poet;
Ancestral home	Putian Xian;
Father	Lin Yuan;
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English: Mazu, also known by many other names including Tian Hou or Tian Fei in formal Chinese settings, Tin Hau in Cantonese, Thien Hau in Vietnamese, and Massō in Japanese, is a Chinese sea goddess worshipped by Chinese communities around the world but particularly on Taiwan and the islands of Fujian.

中文（繁體）：媽祖是以中國東南沿海為中心的道教海神信仰，又稱天上聖母、天后、天后娘娘、天妃、天妃娘娘、湄洲娘媽等。為媽祖察、聽世情的兩大駕前護衛神，分別為左手持方天畫戟，右手舉至額前做遠視狀的千里眼（又稱金精將軍），以及左手持月眉斧頭，右手舉至側耳作聽音狀的順風耳（又稱水精將軍）。 (→媽祖)

中文（简体）：妈祖是以中国东南沿海为中心的道教海神信仰，又称天上圣母、天后、天后娘娘、天妃、天妃娘娘、湄洲娘妈等。为妈祖察、听世情的两大驾前护卫神，分别为左手持方天画戟，右手举至额前做远视状的千里眼（又称金精将军），以及左手持月眉斧头，右手举至侧耳作听音状的顺风耳（又称水精将军）。 (→妈祖)

閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú：Má-chó͘ ( hàn-jī: 媽祖), chāi-sè ê sî miâ hō͘-chò Lîm Be̍k-niû (林默娘). Tùi Tâi-oân, Hok-kiàn iân-hái ê chē-chē sìn-tô͘ lâi kóng, i sī siú-hō͘ thó-hái-lâng, kiâⁿ-chûn-lâng ê cha-bó͘ sîn-bêng. Má-chó͘-tó tō sī ūi i hō--ê. (→Má-chó͘)

粵語: 媽祖，又叫天后，潮州人稱佢為聖媽，係中國沿海地區、臺灣、東南亞沿海華裔居民普遍信仰嘅海神。 (→媽祖)

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