Ma Tsu

English Etymology From the Wade-Giles romanization of en cmn - 媽祖. Proper noun 1 en Matsu (goddess). en 1987 History and Magical Power in a Chinese Community P. Sangren 207 Similarly, Ma Tsu is revered because she protected immigrants in The Social Construction of Power. en 2006 Chinese Religions in Contemporary Societies James Miller 127 After all, it was Koxinga who freed Taiwan from the rule of the barbarian Dutch, and Ma Tsu [Mazu] is vernerated for having aided him in this endeavour. Moreover, at local Ma Tsu [Mazu] temples in Taiwan, on frequently hears stories of how the goddess intervened to save people from the Japanese, head-hunting aborigines, floods and American bombs. en 2008 The Woman Who Ate Chinatown: A San Francisco Odyssey Shirley Fong-Torres 100 On the side street between Pacific and Jackson, this Taoist and Buddhist temple houses the Goddess Ma-Tsu, who looks after travelers and visitors. en 2011 The Return to Treasure Island Raymond Barnett I lit a fresh stick of incense in my altar to Ma Tsu the sea-goddess. Anagrams en amstu Maust musta sumat