42.母娘十二相之八 天上聖母（媽祖）(Mazu)

42.母娘十二相之八 天上聖母（媽祖）(Mazu)

「天慈佑台出仁女，上孝下禮結圓緣；聖心感念護群生，母娘典範在今朝。」，天上聖母就是媽祖，是現代最具母娘典範的女神，是真人得道成仙的神祇；是溶入臺灣生活文化的神明，在臺灣媽祖廟隨處可見，人們精神生活中不可或缺，媽媽母親的照護形像；敬拜神明的威儀，逐漸的轉為對母性的敬仰；漸漸的人類會意識到靈性的源頭，其實就是來自「母」，而「母」也是靈性源頭的代名詞。世界越進化，媽祖的靈威愈加顯著，這深層的意義就是「母娘信仰」。

“Ba Tian Shang Sheng Mu” - Twelve images (Mazu)

“Day blesses Taiwan kindly the kind female, on the filial piety sends gifts ties the rounded edge; The heart of the Buddha thinks gratefully to protect all living things, Mother model in the present.”, The Tian Shang Sheng Mu is known as “Mazu”, In modern most fritillaria mother model goddess, is god that the “Human” obtain enlightenment to become an immortal; Is gods who merges Taiwan life culture, finds at everywhere in Taiwan Mazu Temple, in people spiritual life indispensable, she represent caring image; worships gods' impressive and dignified manner, gradual transfer to maternal respect; Humanity gradually will realize that the spiritual sense source, came from “mother” actually, but “mother” is also the spiritual sense source pronoun. The world more evolves, Mazu's spirit prestige is even more remarkable, this in-depth's significance is “Mother belief”.

 

母娘慈悲，母娘愛子，『母愛』是母娘顯化在人世間偉大的禮贊；『媽祖』是討海人的『守護神』，『媽祖』以慈悲守護眾生的偉大情操，指引迷航的船隻，照亮了討海人心中的光明面，這是『天上聖母』澤被眾生偉大的力量。

『母愛』是『靈』極致的表現，『母性之愛』感動人心，一個凡人『林默娘』成為受萬民朝拜的『媽祖』，展現出極致的「母愛」情操，救世萬民，足稱典範，『媽祖』正是『母娘』的化身。

The Mother mercy, the Mother beloved son, 'maternal love' is always appear in the society for great praise;' Mazu' is asks for sea person 'patron god', 'Mazu' protects all living things' great sentiment by the mercy, directs the disorientation the ships, illuminated has asked for the bright side in sea person heart, this was “Tian Shang Sheng Mu” benefit the people all living things' great strength.

'Maternal love' is 'spirit' the performance of acme, 'the love of motherhood' the move will of the people, a mortal “Lin Mu Niang” becomes by the common people worship 'Mazu', unfolds the acme “maternal love” sentiment, the salvation common people, are worthy to be called the model, 'Mazu' 'Mother' incarnation.