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The origin of the catalogue of Sanshanwang in Zhang Kai and Wang Sheng, the Emperor Baosheng, is Mazu, a marine protection god worshipped by Chinese in the southeast coast of China and overseas, also known as Tian Fei, Tianhou, Tianfei Niangniang and the Virgin of Heaven. Taoism's "Taishang Laojun said Tian Fei's efficacy in relieving suffering" said that Taishang Laojun named Mazu as "the pure spirit of supporting the bucket to show filial piety should help the country and protect the people, and the wonderful spirit should show Hong Ren Puji Tian Fei". According to the scripture, her background is very unusual. It turns out that the old gentleman in Taishang is in the infinite realm and sees people coming and going in the ocean and rivers. Feng shui is inconvenient and the tide is surging. Sometimes he was electrocuted by wind and thunder, capsized and injured people, and there was no reason to save him. So he sent a beautiful girl to the world, was born to the world, and saved the people. She is Mazu, that is, Tian Fei who was blocked after her success. This is the Taoist saying. As can be seen from this statement, she said very early that she was included in the immortal pedigree of Taoism and became one of the important gods worshipped by Taoism. There are also some folk legends about Tianhou. It is widely said that she was pregnant after her mother swallowed the first-class potted flowers given by Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The record of Mazu can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. According to Wu's Dream, there is a Shengfei Temple in Shunzhi in Hangzhou, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. According to his temple records, Lin was a native of Putian, Fujian, and had various miracles before his death. After her death, the villagers set up a shrine for her in Putian Shengdui. According to another legend, Mazu was originally Du Yuan's daughter named Mo Niang. She was born in the first year of Stegosaurus in Song Taizu (960) and died in the fourth year of Yongxi in Song Taizong (987) at the age of 28. When Lin Moniang was born, the room was full of red light and strange gas. Because I was born with a full moon and didn't smell crying, I was named Mo Niang. When Lin Moniang was eight years old, she studied in a school and liked to burn incense and worship Buddha. Thirteen-year-old Taoist secret method. At the age of sixteen, he was able to cross the sea to save people. After ascension, there are prayers to answer. Since Xuanhe, it has been sealed nine times in the Song Dynasty. From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, shipping had more and more influence on the national economy and people's livelihood, so all previous dynasties attached great importance to her. In the Song Dynasty, it was called a holy princess, and in the eighteenth year of Yuan Dynasty, it was called "protection". During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, because we unified the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and needed her escort to fight in the East China Sea, we added the title of "Our Goddess" and continued to add this title. For eleven years, Tongzhi has a title of 70 words, which shows how much she is valued.

The main miracle of saving Mazu, a stranger, is to help the stranger who was killed at sea. According to legend, Mazu has a follower who is clairvoyant and can be rescued thousands of miles away. Mazu often wears red clothes and travels between islands by clouds. If the sea breeze blows suddenly and the ship is wrecked, just recite Mazu's holy name and Mazu will be there to help. In the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He sailed to the West to pay homage to Tian Fei. Whenever he meets an obstacle, he calls to God, and immediately feels like a ring, that is, there is a magic lamp shining on the mast. She has an epiphany and immediately saves the day. [1] The classic of Tian Fei's efficacy in relieving suffering says that what Mazu saved was "capsizing, hurting people's lives, hurting people's lives, killing people's lives, and there is no way to get rid of them". Later, Mazu's function was slightly expanded. The same scripture also says, "If businessmen sit idle, buy and sell wealth, or farm workers' skills, grow businesses, or deploy troops, or have difficulties in bearing children", "or get sick", "But those who can respect me and call me by my name will feel lucky at that time, so that I can get what I want and get what I want. "So, there are also people who take Mazu as their godmother.

The belief in Tianhou, which has folk beliefs, actually comes from folk beliefs. Although the gift of the imperial court improved her status, the people still worshipped her with their own understanding and feelings. Fujian people still call her Mazu. It is said that Mazu is a name for unmarried (elder) girls, which reveals some intimacy. According to folklore, when disaster strikes, call "Mazu" and she can come to the rescue immediately; If you call her Tian Fei, because she has to dress up and wear royal clothes, it will waste time.

Mazu belief has crossed national boundaries and been brought to places where there are Chinese in the world. On both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it has become an important symbol of national spirit. Mazu is the patron saint of the sea. She believes in fishermen and boat people along the coast. The sea is dangerous, and people are eager to have a strong, kind and compassionate God to protect themselves. The belief in diva is developed on the basis of this social psychology. On both sides of the Taiwan Province Strait, communication depends entirely on ships. So the belief in Mazu has a deep foundation. Moreover, the culture of Taiwan Province Province is connected with the original branches of the mainland, and the folk culture has a particularly deep origin with southern Fujian. As far as their rural connections are concerned, most of them are Minnan people. Qing people said: "The connections in Taiwan Province Province are particularly magical." . In ancient times when navigation technology was underdeveloped, the belief in Mazu played a spiritual role in encouraging and promoting exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan Province Province. Up to now, she is still a factor in the common culture of Taiwan Province Province and the mainland. She is a symbol of the common cultural spirit of the two sides of the strait and a link between the two sides.

In modern times, China people, especially many coastal residents, have crossed the ocean to make a living abroad. The worship of Tianhou Palace was also brought to Nanyang and even the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, and Tianhou Palace was established abroad. She carries the seeds of hometown culture and has the implication of not forgetting the inherent culture of the motherland.

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