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Deity East Asian traditions

Dǒumǔ

斗姥元君 zh 斗母元君 ja

Taoist goddess, mother of the Beidou Stars (Big Dipper), mother of the God of Heaven

  • Also called Dǒumǔ Yuánjūn (Lady Mother of the Chariot), Dòulǎo Yuánjūn (Lady Ancestress of the Chariot), Tàiyī Yuánjūn (Lady of the Great One)

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Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞; b. 1786, d. 1865) · Public domain

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