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    Bixia Yuanjun (Chinese: 碧霞元君; lit. 'The Primordial Sovereign of the Colored Clouds of Dawn'), also known as Taishan Niangniang (泰山娘娘, 'The Lady of Mount...
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    Manifestations of the Highest Deity (Wufang Shangdi). Bixia Yuanjun (Chinese: 碧霞元君; pinyin: Bìxiá Yuánjūn), literally the "Goddess of the Blue Dawn", also...
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    manifestations or attendant forces of a singular goddess identified variously as Bixia Yuanjun (碧霞元君, "Lady of the Blue Dawn"), also known as the Tiānxiān Niángniáng...
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    Dongyue Dadi is believed to be either the father or the husband of Bixia Yuanjun, who is a goddess associated with Mount Tai and childbirth. He is regarded...
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    like Xi Wangmu and Mazu. She is often portrayed as an attendant to Bixia Yuanjun. There are different stories and legends of different Chinese goddesses...
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  • In Daoist paintings or sculptures, she is often seen accompanying Bixia Yuanjun among other attendant goddesses. Sharma, Arvind; Young, Katherine K...
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    of the home. He was originally a spirit sent down from Mount Tai by Bixia Yuanjun to protect ordinary people from evil spirits. As part of cultural tradition...
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    significant as a site of worship for the Taoist goddess Bixia Yuanjun (Chinese: 碧霞元君; pinyin: Bìxiá Yuánjūn) also known as the "Heavenly Jade Maiden" (Chinese:...
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    Big Dipper) and protectress against violence and peril. The cult of Bixia yuanjun (碧霞元君, Goddess of the Morning Clouds) began in the Song with the discovery...
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    Chinese Taoist tablet household shrine dedicated to Bixia Yuanjun (1850–1860), Bankfield Museum...
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    “Orthopraxy, orthodoxy, and the goddess(es) of Taishan [examination of the Bixia yuanjun cult].” Modern China 33.1 (2007) 22–46. “Region and world in economic...
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    Liujiadian Town 刘家店镇 Town Temple of the Goddess Bixia Yuanjun at Yaji Mountain, 2020 Location in Pinggu District Liujiadian Town Show map of Beijing Liujiadian...
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    Xi Wangmu. Dongwanggong "King Father of the East" – her male counterpart Bixia Doumu Houtu Huxian Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of war, sex, and longevity as...
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