What is the goddess Mazu? Is the prototype of Mazu Empress Maureen's mother?

Empress Mazu is a sea god believed by people in the southeast coast of China. Everyone should have heard some stories about Mazu. Mazu symbolizes the ocean and peace and is in charge of maritime safety, commercial prosperity and safety protection, so it is deeply believed by ancient sailors, businessmen and fishermen and continues to this day. Mazu is actually a folk woman, because of her outstanding ability to save the world, and later publicly sacrificed as a goddess. This man's name is Lin Moniang. Perhaps most of my friends are not familiar with Maureen Niang. Let's get to know her.

First, the children begged in front of the Bodhisattva.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Renwang in Jin 'an County, Fujian Province was an official family in Meizhou Island, Putian County, Fujian Province. (Moline Niang was born on March 23rd in Song and Yuan Dynasties (960) and died on September 9th in the 4th year of Yongxi (987).

Lin Moniang is a descendant of the Lin family of Jiumu, a famous family in Putian, Fujian. Grandfather Fu Lin lives in Fujian. Father Lin (only Yin), in the early Song Dynasty, was appointed as the capital of supervision. ) Let's tell a story.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin do good deeds all the year round. They gave birth to five daughters, but they had no children under their knees. Eating all the remedies for couples to have children has no result. It is said that Nanhai Guanyin Bodhisattva is very effective and responsive, so the couple specially worship Nanhai Guanyin for their children.

Maybe it is sincere, maybe it is eager to have a child. One day after coming back, Wang dreamed that Mr. Guanyin said that the couple often did good deeds and made a wish for pills.

To this day, the National Museum of China still keeps the Picture of Fairy Tales. The first picture in the first volume describes the legendary story of Mazu's parents praying for a child with the help of a master. Besides, Mrs. Lin couldn't help opening her mouth even in her dreams. A pill fell into her mouth and smelled strange.

Youyou woke up and had a dream in Conan, thinking that he wanted a boy too much, but recalling the dream just now, I still felt a cool smell in my throat. Burn incense and pray in front of the bodhisattva.

Strange to say, Mrs. Lin really got pregnant again shortly after that dream, and since she got pregnant, she has been smelling fragrant, and the more the fetus moves in her belly, the stronger the fragrance is. Even a servant occasionally passes by her window and feels uncomfortable, so she smells the fragrance and heals herself.

People think it's amazing. What's more strange is that the day my wife gave birth to the baby was on the evening of March 23rd, the first year of Stegosaurus in the Northern Song Dynasty (960). Suddenly, a meteor fell from the sky and landed in the yard of the forest. There are countless lanterns lit in the yard, the aroma is fragrant, and the sky thunders and thunders.

For several days in a row, the stormy waves at the seaside also calmed down at this moment. Mrs. Lin's abdomen trembled, and she gave birth to a jade baby girl. The husband and wife think that this girl will be outstanding in the future because of the vision and gift of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and they especially like this little girl. In the Ming Dynasty, a monk took a picture of Mazu from birth to the full moon. According to the Epiphany Record, it was named "Mo". Because the Minnan custom adds the word Niang after the nickname, people often call it Mo Niang and Mo Linniang.

Second, the story of Empress Mazu

It is said that Lin Moniang was very clever since she was a child. She will never forget her age and primary school days. When she was eight years old, her parents sent her to a private school. Although she is a little girl, Lin Moniang knows everything and is proficient in astronomy, geography, meteorology and medicine.

Because she grew up by the sea, Mo Niang is very good at water, walking in water is no less than land. On this day, a wandering Taoist priest came to Fulin's door hungry and thirsty. He meditated on the steps of Fulin's house, and people gave him water and food. He won't eat or leave. When Mo Niang's private school finished school, he heard about it and went out to see what had happened. He saw an old man with white hair and beard and thin clothes, and he was about to fall down. He brought him a cup of tea and offered him a drink. The strange old man took the tea and gulped it down.

Later, this person told Mo Niang that she had a mission from heaven and taught Mo Niang magic. Since then, Mo Niang has gained wisdom that ordinary people do not have. When she grew up, she decided not to marry, not to engage in witchcraft, to help the poor, and to escort her to the sea. Every time a fisherman goes out to sea, she will predict the weather changes and tell the boatman in advance whether he can sail. So she can "predict the strange" and call her "goddess" and "dragon girl"

Third, save the world, save the goddess Mazu

Lin Moniang studied medical skills, and often treated people by the sea. When she was in poverty, she sent medicine to her door. When Mo Niang was enjoying the moon in the yard at night, she suddenly found a huge aperture in the sky, which hung over the moon and refused to disperse. From experience, Mo Niang knew that there would be a strong wind tomorrow, so she told the surrounding villagers not to go fishing tomorrow.

Who knows that there is a greedy man named Tian Zi in the family on the street. Seeing that the moon was bright, he didn't take Mo Niang's words to heart. He thinks a little girl should embroider at home and predict what the weather is like, where the bright moon is and where the strong wind comes from. If she won't let me go, why don't you go? If you don't fish, I can have a bumper harvest, so dawn sneaked out and cast a net in the sea.

At about 7 o'clock in the morning, the wind was blowing hard, the sky was overcast, and rolling thunder exploded one after another on Tian Zi's head. In a short time, the heavy rain soon filled the cabin, and the waves came and went, and the ship was about to sink. At this time, a fishing boat deftly crossed the waves like an arrow, and soon rowed to Tian Zi. Undeniably, Tian Zi was pulled onto a fishing boat and flew back to the shore from the waves.

Frightened dizzy Tian Zi obediently followed Mo Niang back to the village. From then on, some people in the village said that Mo Niang drove Tian Zi out of the huge waves that day, saying that Mo Niang was a reincarnation of a bodhisattva. In the painting "Breaking the Waves to Save the Yanqin", Mazu himself and his sister are portrayed as spinning, but his soul flies over the sea to save his father and brother from floods.

Fourth, Lin Moniang is Mazu's original body.

On the ninth day of September in the fourth year of Emperor Taizong, Maureen, who was only 28 years old, passed away. On this day, people on Meizhou Island have legends. They saw a colorful cloud Ran Ran rising in Meishan, a beautiful young woman in gorgeous clothes and a beautiful phoenix flying around. I heard a sweet music in the air again.

Since then, the sailors also said that it is common for Maureen to fly in red to help people in distress and call for help and pull them back to the shore from the stormy waves. Therefore, the statue of Moline Niang is gradually widely enshrined on ships to pray for a safe journey. Lin Moniang ran in the sea all her life, saved people in stormy waves and saved many fishing boats and merchant ships. She resolutely refused to marry compassion and devoted herself to doing good and saving the world. According to historical records, the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties praised Mazu many times, and the titles ranged from "Madame", "Tian Fei", "Tianhou" to "Tiannv", all of which were listed in the national memorial ceremony.

Mazu, a belief in the sea god centered on the southeast coast of China, is also called Tian Fei, Tianhou, Tianmu, Tianmu, etc. However, modern boatmen, sailors, tourists, businessmen and fishermen all believe in the same god. At present, there are tens of thousands of Mazu Tempel believers in 45 countries and regions around the world, and more than 300 million people believe in Mazu.

In 1980s, relevant UN agencies awarded Mazu the title of "Goddess of Peace". On September 30th, 2009, Mazu's belief in folk customs was officially listed as the intangible cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO, becoming the first world heritage in China. The legend of Empress Mazu has spread all over the world with these temples.

Author: Blue Star Rain