Based on the book “Gods of Ancient China”,
the day she was born, the land was covered by a purple streak,
perfumed scent filled every household, and a golden halo appeared above
the Lin house, within which emitted a red glow. One month after her
birth she had not cried. So her parents called her Lin Muo Niang (Muo is
the Chinese character meaning silence).
She
was very filial to her parents, intelligent and loved to help people
in adversity. She was a good swimmer and had gone fishing since
childhood with her elder brother. She often rowed a boat during a
vicious storm to save people in distress at the risk of her life. Her
heroic deeds gained attention far and wide.
Ten
centuries ago on a stormy day she came to aid an overturned merchant
ship. She managed to rescue only nine of the ten people on board. The
one left was tossed away by a huge wave. Disregarding her own safety,
she swam and managed to save the last victim, however she herself
drowned due to exhaustion.
Reluctant
to accept that she had died, people preferred to assume that she had
become a goddess. According to the legend, somebody saw the Goddess in
imperial garments soared to the Heavens. To commemorate her people of
Pu Tian, her hometown, built a temple dedicated to her.
After
her death, the Goddess was said to become more miraculous. On one
occasion, a violent storm was raging over the seas and overturned a few
fishing boats. All the fishermen fell into the sea. At that moment a
streak of light was seen among the dark clouds, the Goddess was seen
descending from Heaven, she then miraculously set all the overturned
boats and pulled the fishermen into the boats. And then suddenly the
wind subsided, the waves calmed down and the sky cleared. All the
people were saved.
Emperor
of various dynasties glamorized the Goddess. During a period of eight
hundred years, on forty occasions they granted her titles which, when
placed together, ran to sixty Chinese characters, including “State
Protecting Sage”, “Protector of the State and People” and “Goddess of
Heaven”. Sumber : http://www.taoistsecret.com/taoistgod.html
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