Tianhou

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Tianhou, also known as Mazu, is a widely venerated Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese folk religion deity
Chinese sea goddess
deity
patron goddess of sailors
alsoKnownAs Ma-tsu NERFINISHED
Matsu NERFINISHED
Mazu NERFINISHED
associatedReligionPractice pilgrimage
processions
spirit mediumship
associatedWith maritime safety
rescue at sea
shipwrecks
storms
culture Chinese
domain navigation
sea
festival Mazu birthday
gender female
hasAttribute benevolent
miracle-working
protective
hasTempleType Mazu temple NERFINISHED
Tianhou temple NERFINISHED
mythologicalStatus deified historical woman
originRegion Fujian NERFINISHED
Meizhou Island NERFINISHED
patronage fishermen
merchants
sailors
seafaring people
religion Chinese Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
role patron deity of sailors
protector of coastal communities
protector of fishermen
symbol dragon boats
lanterns
sea waves
title Empress of Heaven NERFINISHED
Heavenly Empress NERFINISHED
veneratedIn China NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Macau NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
overseas Chinese communities
worshipType popular religion
temple cult

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Tudigong relatedDeity Tianhou