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Queen Mother of the West
The Queen Mother of the West in a detail from a painting by Xie Wenli
Abode
Mount Kunlun, or Tortoise Mountain
Consort
Jade Emperor
Chinese name
Chinese
西王母
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīwángmǔ
Wade–Giles
Hsi Wang-mu
Golden Mother of the Jade Pond
Traditional Chinese
瑤池金母
Simplified Chinese
瑶池金母
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáochí Jīnmǔ
Wade–Giles
Yao-chih Chin-mu
Golden Mother the First Ruler
Chinese
金母元君
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jīnmǔ Yuánjūn
Lady Queen Mother
Chinese
王母娘娘
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wángmǔ Niángniáng
Wade–Giles
Wang-mu Niang-niang
The Queen Mother of the West, known by various local names, is a mother goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped in neighbouring Asian countries, and attested from ancient times. From her name alone some of her most important characteristics are revealed: she is royal, female, and is associated with the west.[1]
The first historical information on her can be traced back to Shang dynasty oracle bone inscriptions that record sacrifices to a "Western Mother".[2] Even though these inscriptions illustrate that she predates organized Taoism, she is most often associated with Taoism. The growing popularity of the Queen Mother of the West, as well as the beliefs that she was the dispenser of prosperity, longevity, and eternal bliss, took place during Han dynasty, in the 2nd century BCE, when the northern and western parts of China were able to be better known because of the opening of the Silk Road.[3][4]
^Bernard & Moon 2000, p. 197.
^Cahill 1993, p. 12-13.
^Mair 2006, p. [page needed].
^Pregadio 2013, p. 94.
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