Showing posts with label Mother Goddesses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother Goddesses. Show all posts

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Mother Goddesses

Video of the Three Mother Goddesses:



Four main mother goddesses control the Four Palaces. They are:

1. Thiên Phủ-Princess Thanh Vân
(Thanh Vân Công Chúa 青雲公主)

2. Địa Phủ-Princess Liễu Hạnh
(Liễu Hạnh Công Chúa 柳杏公主)

3. Thoải Phủ-Princess Bạch Ngọc Thủy Tinh
(Bạch Ngọc Thủy Tinh Công Chúa 白玉水晶公主)

4. Nhạc Phủ-Bodhisattva of Đông Cuông, Great King Lê Mại
(Đông Cuông Bồ Tát, Lê Mại Đại Vương 東光菩薩, 黎邁大王)


However, the four mother goddesses are consolidated into the three most important figures: Tam Tòa Thánh Mẫu 三座聖母. In this group are Mother Goddesses 2 to 4; however, their order is switched to reflect the order that they descend into the medium.

1. 第一聖母 Mẫu Đệ Nhất: Liễu Hạnh Công Chúa
2. 第二聖母 Mẫu Đệ Nhị: Lê Mại Đại Vương
3. 第三聖母 Mẫu Đệ Tam: Bạch Ngọc Thủy Tinh Công Chúa


In this group, Princess Liễu Hạnh is no longer associated with Earth, but with Heaven; hence, she becomes the first Mother Goddess of the group. Lê Mại Đại Vương becomes the second Mother Goddess because her Palace of Mountains jumps in rank. Finally, we have the Mother of Water in the same position as third.