The legend and origin of Empress Mazu! ?

The legend of Mazu is widely circulated, especially when the book Feng Tian Hou Zhi, the target of Tuilin Qing Dynasty, is widely circulated. This book is based on the records of Epiphany Festival in Tian Fei, which contains 49 pictures of goddess in heaven, and each story is illustrated.

The theme of the story involves many aspects, among which Mazu sheltered hundreds of officials from all previous dynasties for business trips. Since then, it has become a practice to compile and draw holy pictures in Mazu Palace Temple. Or painted on the two walls of Mazu Tempel Hall, or painted in the hall, silk paper is framed into a shaft for people to watch and worship.

His paintings have various forms and styles, and the content is often based on the legends compiled in Tianhou Zhi. Compared with Mazu stories edited by literati, Mazu folklore is widely spread in Fujian coastal areas.

The plot is more tortuous, the story is more complete, the image is more vivid and the content is more colorful. They are rich in local flavor and reflect the different mentality of believing in Mazu in all walks of life, which is the essence of Mazu myths and legends.

Lin Qingbiao's Chronicle of the Queen Mother has 49 records, the first of which 15 is the life legend of Mazu. The record of Tian Fei's epiphany is 16, with similar contents.

It is mainly about stories and legends about saving sunken ships, exorcising demons and saving people, eliminating floods and praying for rain to benefit the people. Although it is almost magical and grotesque, it reflects the compassion of Mazu when he was alive.

The noble character and noble spirit of eliminating evil and promoting good, helping others, helping each other and loving each other, saving the world and saving people. In 1980s, Putian cultural department officially edited and published the book The Legend of Mazu.

Including 50 stories and legends of Mazu (see the catalogue for details), officially published by Straits Literature and Art Publishing House. Mazu legend is an oral culture, and its spread varies greatly. Old people who tell stories are old, so we should take corresponding protective measures.

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The story of Ganlong Baimazu

Gan Long (Aisingiorro Li Hong) went south to the south of the Yangtze River and came to Putian, Fujian. Because he had long heard that the goddess of Meizhou Island was spiritual and religious, and the goddess became an invisible attraction to him, he felt that he had to meet the icon of Mazu, so he decided to go to Meizhou Island with the accompanying eunuch.

This afternoon, it was very hot and there was no wind. Gan Long and eunuch came to the ferry in Wen Jia village, Putian county. Before sunset, there were no boats on the river, and there were no signs of them. The two of them had walked with sore feet and backache, and now they are hungry again. The little eunuch grumbled and said, "Long live the Buddha, why do you have to work so hard for a local bodhisattva?"

After hearing this, Gan Long said angrily, "Since we are here, of course we have to go to this island. If Mazu confuses people with a false name, I must tear down the temple and smash its golden body! " Just after Qianlong finished speaking, he saw a boat floating on the sea. An old fisherman sat at the bow and a little girl stood at the stern. She is very handsome, like a nun. Her hair is like a sail with several colorful shells nailed to it.

Wear a white gauze skirt on the top, water and fire shoes on the bottom, and a pile of splash patterns on the toe. Rulers are lustful, and emperors are even worse. Emperor Qianlong was naturally close to them. After seeing this fisherman, it was like drinking five glasses of wine, staring at the woman's secret place all the time. I hate that I can't keep that woman for myself at once. He is the emperor. What is impossible?

But now he's traveling incognito, with only a little eunuch around him, but he can't show his ability to call the shots. An emperor also looks at Chang 'e in the moon like a troll and dreams, unless the swan dies of old age, rottes in that pool and is met by a toad. Of course, he can have a good meal and toad can have a sweet dream.

Seeing the emperor's infatuation, the little eunuch standing by gently tugged at the corners of his clothes, signaling his master not to reveal any clues. Then, the little eunuch let go of his hen's voice and shouted to the old ferryman, "Please do us a favor and ferry us to the island so as not to be late. Thank yourself afterwards!"

Hearing this, the old ferryman touched his beard and said, "My father and daughter came to receive passing guests, but it was hot today, and there were not many passing guests, so they came out late. Two guests must have been waiting. Please get on board! " Emperor Qianlong is still observing the fisherman, trying to find out what is the difference between the fisherman and his concubine.

But the woman didn't look at him directly. A pair of jade hands hold wooden paddles and stare at the sea. The little eunuch had to give his master a hand and pull him aboard. The fisherman paddled, the fisherman steered and rowed to Meizhou Island. Unexpectedly, the ship just got into the sea and suddenly hit. After a gust of wind, the small ferry bumped on the waves.

This sudden change can throw the emperor's fantasy into the sea, not to mention the possession of this fisherman, and he is afraid to go to the fish belly with this fisherman to dream of husband and wife! At this thought, my feet went soft, and my knees, which were only kneeling in front of my lover, actually kissed the hard planking. Of course, the little eunuch has long lost her beauty function, but this function has been forwarded to power and money.

Of course, being a dog for the emperor is better than being a dog for those bureaucrats. But it is impossible to be afraid of being a dog now. The master and servant fell together, and they lost their rank! The fisherman and the fisherman girl are safe and sound, rowing and laughing. The fisherman was so alarmed to see the two guest officers.

So he comforted: "The guest officer doesn't have to panic. This ship has Mazu's blessing, and everything goes well. Please rest assured that you will be foolproof! " Hearing this, Qianlong felt that he was the statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan and the son of the gods. In front of this woman, even a goddess can't lose her dignity. Thought of here, she summoned up the courage to stand up.

Those eyes that kept staring at the fisherman girl found an idol in the cabin. The idol is almost the same as the fisherman girl at the helm, except that the fisherman wears a white gauze skirt, while the idol wears a red skirt. The emperor's mentality is naturally different from that of local ruffians and hooligans, and it will not be the same as those dog officials.

Although he was a statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in front of the sacred objects, he felt much smaller and knelt down involuntarily. At this time, of course, he is not courting his lover, but sincerely worshiping the holy things. However, somehow, his knees were aimed at the fisherman at the helm, but the fisherman turned his side and his head was facing the fisherman's ass.

In fact, the fisherman's dress is exactly the same as Mazu's. However, she is not Mazu, but Mazu's maid, Lan Lan. She practiced in Putuo Mountain for 7749 days and finally achieved a positive result. However, hundreds of years have passed, and life and death have been dozens of generations, and dynasties have changed.

Those who claim to be the sons of God, whether they are incorruptible, dissolute or shameless, cruel or tolerant, pass by like lanterns. Another arrogant secular emperor, Qianlong, appeared. Mazu certainly knows who his previous life was, just because she knows this "secret".

Therefore, Mazu decided to send Light Light Blue and Clairvoyance to cross over, sincerely serve the Buddha, govern the country with the Buddha's heart, and be a good emperor. So, General Clairvoyance and General Clairvoyance disguised themselves as father and daughter to pick up Emperor Qianlong and took the opportunity to surpass him. Light light blue doesn't think that a "son of heaven" who is worshipped by the whole world is also a lecherous.

So, she turned around contemptuously-because she didn't have Mazu's divine power to speculate on Li Hong's past lives. If she knew, she would love me, love my dog, and maybe she wouldn't despise him. Emperor Qianlong faced the fisherman's ass, folded his hands and prayed, "Goddess, give me peace. If I can get what I want, I will be rewarded! "

Gan Long's sincere prayer finally touched Mazu, and in a blink of an eye, it was calm and the boat crossed the strait smoothly. The ship docked at Meizhou Wharf. Gan Long offered to invite an old fisherman to accompany him to Mazu Tempel. Although he only invited the old fisherman, the natural fisherman would also visit together, so he took the opportunity to carefully observe whether the fisherman was a goddess or not.

Seeing the guest officer's repeated invitation, the old fisherman couldn't get rid of it, so he had to accompany the guest officer on a tour. The fisherman walked ahead, and Gan Long and the old fisherman followed the fisherman closely and came to Mazu Tempel. Li Hong looked up and saw that the statue of Mazu was so majestic. From that majesty, he revealed a sense of intimacy-he really felt a little deja vu.

He involuntarily strode to the futon, took a silver ingot from the eunuch and put it on the merit box, because the entrance hole of the merit box was too small to put the silver in anyway, and then knelt down. The nun standing by picked up the wooden vertebra that was knocked off in her hand. The first time Gan Long knocked on her, she rang it once.

Because the donor gave more than two taels of money, the nun also deliberately knocked the money loudly. Qing's voice echoed in this small Mazu Tempel. Just at the right moment, when the bell rang behind the house, it naturally drowned out the voiceless sound. Gan Long knelt in front of Mazu statue for three times and bowed nine times before coming out of the temple reluctantly. It's really step by step.

He always wants to find a face similar to Mazu's icon from his concubines. The eunuch was a little puzzled when he saw the strange behavior of his master. He had to come and pull Gan Long away. Seeing that the emperor was so abnormal, the fisherman thought: Why didn't the Dragon Lady surpass herself, but sent her? She couldn't help shrinking her beautiful mouth.

Then, he smiled at Gan Long. Although the "old fisherman" has a deep origin, he still doesn't understand the ins and outs of this story-the dragon lady is always bad to bring the emperor on earth to worship herself! The sun has set in the west, and Qianlong wants the fisherman's father and daughter to row them back. On the boat back, Gan Long compared the fisherman at the helm with the statue of Mazu.

Obviously, although this fisherman looks like Mazu, he lacks Mazu's sense of majesty. Of course, it is natural that the fisherman chose to enter the palace and be a talented person. When he turned his eyes from the fisherman to the fisherman again, he asked curiously, "Why is the goddess Mazu so effective?"

The fisherman replied, "People who drive boats have Mazu in their hearts, so they concentrate and don't panic when things happen. Naturally there is no difficulty, so the goddess is effective! " The fisherman sent the guest officer to Wen Jia Village Ferry again. When Gan Long's master and servant went ashore and looked back, the boat and fisherman's father and daughter had disappeared without a trace, leaving an endless sea.

The Mazu statue in Mazu Tempel, Meizhou Island on the sea, occupies the whole sky. Ganlong stood there, feeling puzzled and disappointed, and his honor in the Ninth Five-Year Plan was also dejected. However, as soon as he squeezed his hand, there was a shell inside, and he slipped into his long sleeve. Back at the hotel, when Xiao Zhang made tea for him, he took tea out of his sleeve.

There is nothing strange about this shell. He brushed it away with his hand, and a strange smell came to my nose. When he saw a pill in it, he put it in his mouth without hesitation. Look at the shell in that hand. It's gone. He slowly sipped the pills, and a solemn statue of Mazu appeared in front of him? The fisherman girl with colorful shells on her head gave him a flat mouth, and what touched his soul most was the captivating smile.

"Your Majesty, please have tea!" Ganlong just recovered from missing Feifei, took Xiao Zhang and handed it to the teacup at his hand, took a sip of it and swallowed it with the fairy medicine. Li Hong ruled for sixty years with the fairy medicine given to him by the goddess, and lived to the age of eighty. Apart from his dissolute side, he is really a good emperor. The most commendable thing is that he voluntarily gave the throne to his son Jiaqing in his later years.

When Qianlong returned to Beijing, he thought of Mazu's kindness. How dare he spill the beans? He immediately wrote down four words-"Don't make waves", ordered people to make a gold plaque, and sent eunuchs to Mazu Tempel, Meizhou to offer sacrifices to publicize Mazu's merits. At the same time, the painter in the palace was ordered to follow the eunuch to Mazu Tempel, Meizhou, to look for the statue of Mazu, which was enshrined in the palace so that he could have a look at Mazu every day.

The grandson of Emperor Qianlong gave Mazu the ultimate gift, and Emperor Xianfeng named Mazu as the "Queen of Heaven", with a seal of 64 words: "Protect the country, protect the people, protect the spirit, show the sincerity of students, show the praise of sages, show the praise of gods, show the kindness of An Lan Liyuntan, protect Qin Hai, Yutian, Yi Hui, divert water, and celebrate Jingyang, Wuxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Depp and Cao Weibaotai.

Since then, Mazu has changed from a regional folk idol to an equal position with God. Until the late Qing dynasty, in the past 1000 years, the titles of Mazu were as many as 40 times in various dynasties. Since then, people have long forgotten all kinds of male sea gods, only knowing the female sea god-Mazu.

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