Heavenly Queen Temple (Melbourne)
The Heavenly Queen Temple,[1][2] in Footscray, a neighborhood of Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Australia, is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu, the deified form of the 10th-century Fujianese girl Lin Moniang. It is Australia's largest Taoist temple and includes a 50-foot (15 m) statue of Mazu imported from Nanjing, China. Construction on the temple complex site was due to continue until 2019, but the main hall opened to the public in 2015.[3]
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| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Deity | Mazu |
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| Geographic coordinates | 37°47′55″S 144°54′51″E |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天后宮 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Heavenly Queen Palace | ||||||||
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The statue of Mazu
See also
References
- "Welcome to the Heavenly Queen Temple", Former official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2009, archived from the original on 2011-02-08CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link).
- "About Us", Official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2016.
- Green, Derek (30 May 2015), "The Queen's Birthday", The Westsider, Melbourne.
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