Mazu is a descendant of Jiumulin, a famous family in Putian. Fu Lin, Mazu's grandfather, is from Putian and now lives in Fujian. Father Lin Yuan, an official in the early Song Dynasty, made an inspection tour. Before she was born, her parents used to burn incense and pray day and night.
Just before she was born in the evening, everyone saw the meteor turn from the northwest sky into a red light, dazzling, colorful and strange light shining on the rocks on the island.
As a result, the parents felt that the baby girl was strange and naturally loved her more. Because she never cried from birth to the full moon, she was named Maureen.
As for the origin of Mazu, the earliest historical data is recorded in Liao Pengfei's "Reconstruction of Shunji Temple in Shengdunzu Temple" in the Southern Song Dynasty, saying: "There are legends in the world. Lin, from Meizhou Island, can predict people's fate ... "
The same record also appeared in the fourth volume of the Ming Dynasty's "Three Treatments of Sou Shen": "My mother Chen tasted her dream of sailing, swallowed flowers and gave birth to a concubine in April. On her birthday, Xiang Xiang heard about it and never left again after ten days. "
All these mean that Maureen's life is powerful. This young man loves Taoism, is good at divination, and is good at medical skills to solve the worries of the people. As an adult Mazu, these characteristics are even more prominent. She is determined to give to all beings and not to marry. Her parents finally obeyed her wishes, enabling her to devote herself to charity.
Because of her intensive study of medicine, she often treats people and teaches people to prevent diseases and eliminate disasters, which has won everyone's admiration and respect, and people all praise her advantages. Maureen has always been a calm and helpful person.
Solve problems for neighbors and villagers without asking for returns, and often guide people to avoid disasters and prevent shipwrecks. Neighborhood folks are willing to discuss with her and ask for help when they encounter difficulties. With the passage of time, Maureen's deeds of benevolence and righteousness gradually spread.
Maureen grew up by the sea, and she is also familiar with astronomy and meteorology, as well as water. There are many reefs in the strait between Meizhou Island and the mainland. Fishing boats and merchant ships wrecked in this sea area are often rescued by Maureen, so people say that she can cross the sea by seat. She can also predict good or bad luck, and will definitely tell the boatman whether to sail in advance, so she said that she can "predict the strange" and call her "goddess" and "dragon lady".
1987, 28-year-old Maureen emerged and soared. On this day, people on Meizhou Island saw Mazu and his sisters climb Mount Mae. After bidding farewell to their loved ones, they rode in Changfeng, driving Xiangyun alone, soaring between the sky and the sun, and suddenly saw colorful clouds, which people could no longer see.
From then on, sailors said that it was common for Maureen to wear red clothes at sea to help people in distress and call for help. Therefore, her idol "Mazu" was gradually widely worshipped on the ship to pray for a safe journey.
Mazu spent his life in the sea, helping the poor and saving many fishing boats and merchant ships in the stormy waves; She is determined to save all beings, protect fishermen, do good deeds and save the world. According to historical records, Mazu was praised many times in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, with titles ranging from Madame, Tian Fei and Tianhou to Notre Dame, and finally included in Taoist festivals and national ceremonies.
After thousands of years of spiritual communication, with the believers going abroad, Mazu gradually went from Meizhou to the world and became an international god beyond national boundaries, which had a great influence on East Asian marine culture and China coastal culture, and was called Mazu culture.
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