Meaning of Ma Tsu | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of Matsu (goddess).

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Similarly, Ma Tsu is revered because she protected immigrants in The Social Construction of Power.”

“After all, it was Koxinga who freed Taiwan from the rule⟳ of the barbarian Dutch, and Ma Tsu [Mazu] is vernerated for having aided him in this endeavour. Moreover, at local Ma Tsu [Mazu] temples in Taiwan, on frequently hears stories of how the goddess intervened to save⟳ people from the Japanese, head-hunting aborigines, floods and American bombs.”

“On the side street between Pacific and Jackson, this Taoist and Buddhist temple houses the Goddess Ma-Tsu, who looks after travelers and visitors.”

“I lit a fresh stick⟳ of incense in my altar to Ma Tsu the sea-goddess.”

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