Mazu
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Mazu may refer to the following Chinese topics:
- Mazu (goddess), deity in South China and Taiwan
- Mazu DaoyiMazu DaoyiMazu Daoyi was a Ch'an Buddhist master in China during the Tang dynasty. In dharma-succession through Nanyue to the Sixth Patriarch, Mazu Daoyi contributed far-reaching insights and changes in teaching methods regarding the transmission of awareness...
(709–788), Zen teacher in medieval China - Matsu IslandsMatsu IslandsThe Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County , Fujian Province of the Republic of China . Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC...
, administrative region of the Republic of China