Does Mazu really exist in history?

Mazu was born on March 23rd in the first year of Song Jianlong (96).

Before she was born, her parents had given birth to five daughters, and they were very eager to have another son, so they burned incense and prayed for our son early, but this baby was a baby girl, and their parents were disappointed.

On the evening before the baby girl was born, the neighbors saw the meteor turn into a red light coming from the northwest sky, which was dazzling and made the rocks on the island red.

Therefore, parents feel that this baby girl must not be an idle girl, so she loves her very much.

Because she didn't cry from birth to the end of the moon, she was named Lin Mo, and her parents also called her Lin Mo Niang.

Lin Mo was cleverer and wiser than other sisters when she was a child. When she was eight years old, she began to study at a teacher's school. She could not only read from the book, but also understand the meaning of words.

when she grows up, she is determined to do good and help others all her life, and she is determined not to marry. Her parents obey her wishes.

She devotes herself to charity and public welfare. She always studies medical theory, treats people and teaches people to prevent epidemic and eliminate disasters. People all praise her.

she has a smooth temperament and is enthusiastic about helping others.

As long as she can help the villagers solve their problems, she is willing to do it, and often guides people to avoid evil and be lucky.

People are willing to discuss with her and ask her for help when they are in trouble.

Lin Mo, who grew up on the coast of the sea, also knows astronomy and meteorology and is familiar with water.

There are few reefs in the strait between Meizhou Island and the mainland, and fishing boats and merchant ships that are wrecked in this sea area are often rescued by Lin Mo, so people say that she can "cross the sea by seats".

She can also predict the weather changes and tell the boatmen whether they can sail in advance, so it is said that she can "predict the blame" and call her "goddess" and "dragon lady".

On the ninth day of September in the 4th year of Song Taizong's Yongxi reign (987), Lin Mo, who was only 28 years old, passed away.

On this day, people on Meizhou Island told stories one after another. They saw a colorful cloud Ran Ran rising on the Mount Meifeng, and vaguely heard waves of sweet music in the air.

From then on, it is said that sailors often see Lin Mo flying on the sea in red to help people in distress.

Therefore, Mazu statues are gradually and universally worshipped on seagoing ships to pray for safe and smooth sailing.

Mazu galloped in the sea all his life, saving lives and saving many fishing boats and merchant ships in stormy waves. She is determined not to marry compassion, and she is dedicated to doing good and helping the world.

According to historical data, the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties praised Mazu many times, with titles ranging from "Lady", "Tian Fei" and "Queen of Heaven" to "Virgin of Heaven", which were listed in the national memorial ceremony.

When Mazu died, the villagers felt the kindness of saving lives before his death, and built a temple on Meizhou Island in the same year to worship him. This is the well-known Meizhou Mazu Tempel.

The ancestral temple was expanded during the reign of Saint (123-132) and became more and more magnificent.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (143 -1424), the navigator Zheng He came to Meiyu twice to preside over the imperial sacrifice ceremony and expand the temple.

By the time of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, a "Dragon Palace on the Sea" with five groups of buildings had been formed.

unfortunately, the original magnificent building complex has been abandoned, and the existing original building is only the "Lin Mo's Parents' Temple", which is small in scale.

In recent years, Meizhou Ancestral Temple has carried out a lot of restoration and construction work, and invested more than 1 million yuan to build the new Mazu Temple, which is magnificent and is praised by the world as the "Potala Palace on the Sea".

Nowadays, many Mazu Tempel in Taiwan Province and Southeast Asia are distracted by Meizhou in Putian and Tianhou Palace in Quanzhou.

Upper Mazu Tempel in Meizhou Island, Putian, Tianhou Palace in Quanzhou, Tianhou Palace in Tianjin, Mazu Pavilion in Macau, Chaotian Palace in Taiwan Province Beigang and Mazu Tempel in Lugang are famous temples in Tianhou Palace in China.