English Dictionary

Mazu

固有名詞

A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven.

日本語の意味

中国の海の女神。中世の福建人の少女・林默娘（リン・モンニャン）が神格化されて、特に台湾では海の守護神、さらには天界の主要な女神として信仰されている存在。

Before setting sail, the fishermen bowed and offered incense to Mazu, asking the sea goddess to guide them safely through the storm.

出航する前、漁師たちは海の女神（林默娘の神格化）に頭を下げ、嵐の中を無事に航海できるよう香を捧げて祈った。

意味（1）

A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven.

The goddess of the sea is Ma-tsoo-po, called also Teen-how, ‘queen of heaven.’ She is said to have been a virgin, who lived some centuries ago in Fuhkeen, near the district of Fuh-chow On account of having, with great fortitude, and by a kind of miracle, saved her brother who was on the point of drowning, she was deified, and loaded with titles, not dissimilar to those bestowed on the Virgin Mary.]