Tuesday 30 April 2013

Ma Zu Couplet Sharing No. 1 (天上聖母媽祖對聯分享之一)



應北斗之炁而降生凡塵救苦救難卻災殃
授斗姆之訣發大願化身大慈大仁渡萬靈

Ying Bei Dou Zhi Qi Er Jiang Sheng Fan Chen Jiu Ku Jiu Nan Que Zai Yang
Shou Dou Mu Zhi Jue Fa Da Yuan Hua Shen Da Ci Da Ren Du Wan Ling

This Couplet explained how Ma Zu was being born into this Mortal Realm.

One night after Ma Zu’s Mother dreamt of The Dipper Lords of the Great Northern Dipper (夢北斗而受孕), she started to get pregnant and after 10 months of pregnancy, Ma Zu was born on the 23rd Day of Lunar 3 Month in Song Dynaty AD 960 (宋朝建隆元年农历三月廿三日宋朝建隆元年农历三月廿三日), which later was given the name of Lin Mo Niang (林默娘) – literally translated as the Quiet Maiden.

Since young, Mo Niang was quite intelligent and whenever she was given a new book or scripture, she was able to memorize it and understand the meaning within a short period. 
 

Soon when Mo Niang reached 8 years old, she dreamt of a Lady wearing Purple & emitted out great bright rays (夢一夫人身著紫衣兼大放金光) approaching her and passed her a few books that bear a few very rare & precious skills. From then onwards, Mo Niang never stop practising the Skills that were being imparted to her.

At the age of 28, while Mo Niang was at one Taoist Monasteries to pay her respect to the Deities, she came to Dou Mu Hall (
斗姆閣) and while in there, she realised that the Lady appeared in her dream while she was 8 years old, was actually Dou Mu (斗姆元君). And on that very night, Mo Niang had another dream and this time round, Dou Mu appeared in her actual form to meet up with Mo Niang, informing Mo Niang that her time was up for performing her Salvation task in the Three Realms.

On Song Dynasty AD 987, 9th Day of Lunar 9 Month (
宋雍熙四年九月初九日得道), Mo Niang got her Immortality at the Highest Peak of her hometown in Fujian Mei Zhou Island (福建湄州島).

PS: In Song Dynasty, Taoism greatly promoted the Culture of Dou Mu and this was why, Ma Zu was closely associated with Dou Mu. During that Era, special Rituals/Ceremonies had been written/composed dedicating to Dou Mu and in later-part, certain Rituals/Ceremonies were being copied over to Non-Taoist Faiths.

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