Mazu

E88708

Chinese deity folk deity patron deity sea goddess

Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Mazu canonical	27
Tin Hau	3
媽祖	2
Mazu (Matsu) sea goddess	1
Mazu Miao	1
Mazu culture	1
Mazuism	1
Tianhou	1
sea goddess Mazu	1
天上聖母	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese deity ⓘ folk deity ⓘ patron deity ⓘ sea goddess ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Empress of Heaven ⓘ Matsu Islands ⓘ surface form: Matsu Mazu ⓘ surface form: Tianhou
associatedWith	maritime trade ⓘ protection at sea ⓘ rescue from shipwrecks ⓘ safe voyages ⓘ
cultCenter	Dajia Jenn Lann Temple ⓘ Meizhou Mazu Temple ⓘ surface form: Meizhou Ancestral Temple Meizhou Island ⓘ Meizhou Mazu Temple ⓘ Meizhou Mazu Temple in Putian ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important symbol of maritime safety in Chinese culture ⓘ shared religious symbol among Chinese diaspora communities ⓘ
depictedAs	goddess standing on waves ⓘ young woman in imperial robes ⓘ
festivalDate	23rd day of the third lunar month ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasChineseName	Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 天上聖母 Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 媽祖
hasFestival	Mazu’s birthday ⓘ
mythologicalEra	Song dynasty ⓘ
patronOf	coastal communities ⓘ fishermen ⓘ sailors ⓘ seafarers ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Fujian ⓘ Meizhou Island ⓘ Putian ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism Taoism ⓘ
symbol	dragon boats ⓘ lanterns ⓘ sea waves ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionCountry	China ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2009 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
veneratedIn	China ⓘ Fujian ⓘ Guangdong Province ⓘ surface form: Guangdong Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: Hong Kong Macau ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan overseas Chinese communities ⓘ southern China ⓘ
worshipType	pilgrimage ⓘ processions ⓘ temple worship ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tin How Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tin Hau

Tin How Temple → namedAfter → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tin Hau

Tin How Temple → namedAfter → Mazu ⓘ

Tin How Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tin Hau

Matsu Islands → namedAfter → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: sea goddess Mazu

Chinese folk religion → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Yokohama Chinatown → hasLandmark → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mazu Miao

Longshan Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Mazu → hasChineseName → Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 媽祖

Mazu → hasChineseName → Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 天上聖母

Mazu → alsoKnownAs → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tianhou

Chenghuangshen → relatedConcept → Mazu ⓘ

Chaoshan culture → worships → Mazu ⓘ

Thien Hau Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Thien Hau Temple → mainDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan) → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan) → associatedWithDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Luermen Mazu Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Luermen Mazu Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Mazu Miao (Yokohama Mazu Temple) → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Mazu Miao (Yokohama Mazu Temple) → primaryDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Mazu Miao (Yokohama Mazu Temple) → hasAltarFor → Mazu ⓘ

Nangan Island → namedAfter → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mazu (Matsu) sea goddess

龍山寺 → 奉祀神祇 → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: 媽祖

Empress of Heaven → refersTo → Mazu ⓘ

Empress of Heaven → religiousTradition → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mazuism

Empress of Heaven → associatedDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Empress of Heaven → honorificTitleFor → Mazu ⓘ

Meizhou Island → knownFor → Mazu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mazu culture

Meizhou Island → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Meizhou Mazu Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Meizhou Mazu Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Dajia Jenn Lann Temple → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

Dajia Jenn Lann Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ

Meizhou Mazu Temple in Putian → dedicatedTo → Mazu ⓘ

subject surface form: Meizhou Mazu Temple

Meizhou Mazu Temple in Putian → associatedDeity → Mazu ⓘ

subject surface form: Meizhou Mazu Temple