Mẫu Thượng Thiên

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Mẫu Thượng Thiên is a principal sky and heaven goddess in Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship, revered as a supreme celestial mother who governs the upper realms.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mẫu Thượng Thiên canonical 2
Mother of the Upper Heaven 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deity in Đạo Mẫu
heaven goddess
mother goddess
principal goddess in Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship
sky goddess
associatedColor light colors
red
associatedDirection upper direction
associatedElement air
heaven
associatedRealm Thiên phủ
associatedWith celestial order
fate and destiny from heaven
protection from natural calamities
belongsToTradition Vietnamese indigenous beliefs
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
cultCenter phủ thờ dedicated to Thiên phủ
culture Vietnamese folk religion
domain heaven
sky
hasAttribute authority over celestial spirits
benevolence
majesty
honorific Thánh Mẫu
linked to: Our Lady
influences good fortune granted from above
harvest through heavenly favor
weather
language Vietnamese
nameMeaning Mother of the Upper Heaven
partOf Tứ Phủ Mother Goddess pantheon
recognizedBy UNESCO intangible cultural heritage framework via Đạo Mẫu practices
religion Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship
Đạo Mẫu
role protector of devotees
ruler of upper realms
supreme celestial mother
linked to: Adi Parashakti
title First Mother of Heaven
Mẫu Đệ Nhất
veneratedAs mother of all deities in the heavenly realm
source of blessings from the sky
worshippedIn Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam

Vietnamese diaspora communities
worshipPractice hầu đồng spirit possession rituals
offering of flowers
offering of incense
offering of votive papers

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Đạo Mẫu hasDeity Mẫu Thượng Thiên
Mẫu Thượng Thiên nameMeaning Mother of the Upper Heaven
linked to: Mẫu Thượng Thiên
Mẫu Địa relatedDeity Mẫu Thượng Thiên