Mazu (other)

	Mazu (other) Mazu is a goddess worshipped in China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Mazu may also refer to: * Matsu Islands, also spelled Mazu * Mazu Daoyi (709–788), master of Chan Buddhism * ''Mazu (TV series)'', 2012 Chinese mythology fantasy television series starring Liu Tao, Stephen Wong Ka-lok, and Yan Kuan Iran * Mazu, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Istgah-e Mazu, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Mazu, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Mazu Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan Province, Iran See also * Matsu (other) Matsu may refer to: * Mazu, or Matsu, a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion * Matsu-class destroyer * Matsu Islands (Lienchiang County), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) * Matsu Beigan Airport * Matsushima (Matsu Islands), in Miyagi Prefectur ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mazu Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Revered after her death as a tutelary deity of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia and overseas, where some Mazuist temples are affiliated with famous Taiwanese temples. She was thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and a benevolent Queen of Heaven. Mazu worship is popular in Taiwan as large numbers of early immigrants to Taiwan were Hoklo people; her temple festival is a major event in the country, with the largest celebrations around her temples at Dajia and Beigang. Names and titles In addition to Mazu.. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (ROC) based in Taiwan, with its location sitting alongside southeastern coast of mainland China. It is the smallest county in the ROC-controlled territories by area and population, as well as one of two counties that were part of the nominal Fujian Province. The current Lienchiang County of the ROC was once part of an intact Lienchiang County of Fujian before its effective partition in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War, which resulted in the mainland portion of the county being controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while the offshore islands of Matsu remained under ROC control. The circumstance has made the county the only former geographical unit which is now divided between the administrations of the ROC and the PRC. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mazu Daoyi Mazu Daoyi (709–788) (, Japanese: Baso Dōitsu) was an influential abbot of Chan Buddhism during the Tang dynasty. The earliest recorded use of the term "Chan school" is from his ''Extensive Records''. Master Ma's teaching style of "strange words and extraordinary actions" became Zen#Zen narratives, paradigmatic Zen lore. Biography His family name was Ma – Mazu meaning ''Ancestor Ma'' or ''Master Ma''. He was born in 709 northwest of Chengdu in Sichuan. During his years as master, Mazu lived in Jiangxi, from which he took the name "Jiangxi Daoyi". In the ''Transmission of the Lamp'', compiled in 1004, Mazu is described as follows: According to the ''Transmission of the Lamp'', Mazu was a student of Nanyue Huairang (677-744) at Mount Heng (Hunan), Mount Heng in Hunan A story in the entry on Nanyue Huairang in the ''Transmission of the Lamp'' is regarded as Mazu's enlightenment-account, though the text does not claim it as such. An earlier and more primitive version of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mazu (TV Series) ''Mazu'' () is a 2012 mythology fantasy television series directed by Lu Qi and starring Liu Tao, Stephen Wong Ka-lok, and Yan Kuan. The television series also stars Roy Liu, Wei Zongwan, Zhao Hongfei, Coffee Lü, and Ruby Lin. It is based on the Chinese myths of Mazu. Cast * Liu Tao as Mazu ** Guan Xiaotong as young Mazu (Lin Moniang) * Stephen Wong Ka-lok as Yang Shengquan ** Wan Changhao as Yang Shengquan * Yan Kuan as Wu Zonglun * Wei Zongwan as Dragon King * Liu Jia as Mother Wang, Mazu's mother. * Roy Liu as Lin Yuan, Mazu's father. * Zhao Hongfei as Ya Zi, Dragon King's son. * Coffee Lü as Guihua, Lin Yuan's adopted daughter. * Ruby Lin as Guanyin. * Hu Biao as Lin Hongyi, Mazu's elder brother. * Wang Yamei as Li Haiyan, Lin Hongyi's wife. * Zhuang Qingning as Lin Miaozhu, Mazu's elder sister. Critical reception The television series received positive reviews. The television series earned the Full-length Television Series Second Prize at the 29th Flying Apsara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mazu, Fars Mazijan ( fa, مزيجان, also Romanized as Mazījān and Mazeyjān; also known as Mazū) is a village in Asir Rural District, Asir District Asir District ( fa, بخش اسیر) is a district (bakhsh) in Mohr County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,024, in 2,658 families. The District has one city: Asir. The District has two rural districts (''dehestan'' ..., Mohr County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 1200, in 200 families. References Populated places in Mohr County {{Mohr-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Istgah-e Mazu Istgah-e Mazu ( fa, ایستگاه مازو, also Romanized as Īstgāh-e Māzū; also known as Mazu and Māzū) is a village in Mazu Rural District, Alvar-e Garmsiri District, Andimeshk County Andimeshk County ( fa, شهرستان اندیمشک, ''Shahrestan'e Andimeshk'') is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Andimeshk Andimeshk ( fa, اندیمشک, also Romanized as Āndīmeshḵ) is a city a ..., Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 139, in 33 families. References Populated places in Andimeshk County {{Andimeshk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Mazu Rural District , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal = , seal_alt = , image_shield = , shield_alt = , etymology = , nickname = , motto = , image_map = , map_alt = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Iran , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = , pushpin_label_position = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Iran , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Khuzestan , subdivision_type2 = County , subdivision_name2 = Andimeshk , subdivision_type3 = District , subdivision_name3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]