Zhusheng Niangniang
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Zhusheng Niangniang is a goddess of birth and childcare, responsible for pregnancy, delivery of infants, and protection of mothers and children. She is often depicted holding a book and a brush, symbolizing the Chinese practice of recording newborns in family lineage records.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1368 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Derived from three goddesses recorded in the Ming dynasty novel 'Investiture of the Gods'.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Zhao Yunxiao, Zhao Qiongxiao, Zhao Bixiao
- co occurs with
- Yanguang Niangniang, Three Celestial Maidens, Zhao Gongming
- allied with
- Bixia Yuanjun
- has aspect
- Zhao Yunxiao, Zhao Qiongxiao, Zhao Bixiao
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Zhusheng Niangniang is a goddess figure derived from three goddesses recorded in the Ming dynasty novel Investiture of the Gods.”
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“In Taoist painting and sculpture, she is often accompanied by nine other attendant goddesses, including the goddess of fertility Zhusheng Niangniang”
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“In Taiwan's folk religion, the three sisters are often merged into a singular deity known as Zhusheng Niangniang.”
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