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Created page with "right|thumb|320px|Gate to Tenkô-gû (Tenpi Shrine) in [[Yokohama Chinatown.]] *''Other Names'': 媽祖 ''(J: Mazu, Matsu / C:..."
[[File:Tenkogu-gate.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Gate to Tenkô-gû (Tenpi Shrine) in [[Yokohama]] [[Yokohama Chinatown|Chinatown]].]]
*''Other Names'': 媽祖 ''(J: Mazu, Matsu / C: )'', 天后 ''(J: Tenkou / C: )''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': 天妃 ''(Tenpi /)''
Tenpi, also known as Mazu, is a [[Taoist]] goddess of the sea, most often prayed to for safe voyages. Tenpi worship is particularly popular in Southern China, Taiwan, and Ryûkyû.
Tenpi is said to be the deification of a woman who lived in [[Fujian province]] in the late 10th century, and who was so adored that shrines to her were established following her death; she was later granted the title "Tenpi" (lit. "heavenly princess/queen") by an emperor of the [[Ming Dynasty]], in the 14th century.
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==References==
*Plaque at former site of [[Kume Tenpi-gu|Kami Tenpi Shrine]] in [[Kumemura]], [[Naha]], Okinawa.
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*''Other Names'': 媽祖 ''(J: Mazu, Matsu / C: )'', 天后 ''(J: Tenkou / C: )''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': 天妃 ''(Tenpi /)''
Tenpi, also known as Mazu, is a [[Taoist]] goddess of the sea, most often prayed to for safe voyages. Tenpi worship is particularly popular in Southern China, Taiwan, and Ryûkyû.
Tenpi is said to be the deification of a woman who lived in [[Fujian province]] in the late 10th century, and who was so adored that shrines to her were established following her death; she was later granted the title "Tenpi" (lit. "heavenly princess/queen") by an emperor of the [[Ming Dynasty]], in the 14th century.
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==References==
*Plaque at former site of [[Kume Tenpi-gu|Kami Tenpi Shrine]] in [[Kumemura]], [[Naha]], Okinawa.
[[Category:Deities]]