Who are the twelve old mothers of Taoism?

The twelve Taoist mothers are Notre Dame, Split Mountain Mother, Lishan Mother, Wuji Mother, Golden Mother, Pu Xian Mother, Guanyin Mother, Taishan Mother, Taiji Mother, Xishan Mother, Dizang Mountain Mother and Manjusri Mother.

These twelve goddesses are in charge of the affairs of women, children, marriage and family on earth. Although there are many temples dedicated to twelve old mothers in the vast areas bordering Shandong, Hebei and Shanxi provinces, most of these twelve old mothers can't be found in China's genealogy, and their origins and duties are not recorded. According to the current investigation, the worship of twelve old mothers originated from Xilian Temple. Since Xilian Temple began to worship twelve women's common gods in one hall, other places have followed suit.

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Brief introduction of twelve old mothers:

Notre Dame: Sitting on a white phoenix chair, dressed in dark green clothes, holding a magic weapon called "Demon Mirror" in her left hand, which looks like a wind wheel, and the magic weapon in her right hand is called "stool turns to heaven", which looks like an anti-faucet crutch.

Second, the mother of the mountain: sitting on the golden lotus platform, dressed in white, holding a magic weapon called "Tan Xin Jing" in her hand, which looks like a big crystal ball.

Third, the mother of Li Shan: sitting on the red lotus platform, wearing a patterned black dress. Holding a magic weapon in his hand, it is called "tying the fairy rope", which looks like a golden rope.

Fourth, the infinite mother: sitting in the phoenix chair, wearing an old dress of jujube red, holding a magic weapon called "Nine Rings Soul Collection Circle", which is shaped like a big ring with nine big bells inlaid on it.

Five, Manjusri's mother: sitting on the white lotus platform, wearing a pure blue dress. Holding a book in your hand means giving away knowledge.

6. Golden Mother: Sitting in a golden phoenix chair, wearing a red dress with the image of golden phoenix and a gold hairpin.

Pu Xian's mother: sitting in a blue phoenix chair, wearing a pure pale pink dress and holding a magic weapon "Jin Lingzhi" in her hand, which looks like Ganoderma lucidum.

Eight, Guanyin mother: sitting on the red lotus platform, wearing pure red clothes, holding a red lotus in her hand.

Nine, Taishan mother: sitting on the white lotus platform, wearing a white skirt with the image of white lotus, holding a white lotus in her hand.

Ten, Tai Chi mother: sitting on the shallow water red lotus platform, wearing a golden dress with a red phoenix head, holding a magic weapon called "all beings" in her hand, can supervise all beings. The magic weapon is shaped like a fan the size of a person's palm with an eye in the middle.

Xi。 Old Mother Xishan: Sitting on the White Lotus Platform, wearing a white dress with the image of Lan Fenghuang, holding a doll in her arms. The doll is wearing a red Chinese-style chest covering and doesn't know its gender. She is responsible for the birth of folk children.

12. Mother in the cellar: sitting in the golden phoenix chair, wearing a red dress with the image of Dark Phoenix, holding a magic weapon called "Golden House" to take charge of the food and clothing of the people.