Dǒumǔ (Chinese: 斗母; lit. 'Mother of the Great Chariot / Big Dipper'), also known as Dǒumǔ Yuánjūn (斗母元君 "Lady Mother of the Chariot"), Dòulǎo Yuánjūn (斗姥元君 "Lady Ancestress of the Chariot") and Tàiyī Yuánjūn (太一元君 "Lady of the Great One"), [1] is a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism.

Dec 1, 2022 · Doumu (斗母), whose name means “Mother of the Big Dipper,” is one of Chinese mythology’s foundational deities. She is the female counterpart to Tian, the Daoist concept of male heavenly energy, and embodies mercy and love.

Jan 12, 2021 · Who is Doumu in Chinese Mythology? Duomu is the heavenly goddess of Chinese cosmology. While her mythology is sparse, she represents the forces that make the whole of creation possible! In the Chinese creation story, the primary gods are …

Doumu (斗母) is a Chinese goddess whose name can be translated as “Mother of the Big Dipper.” The word “dou” (斗) refers to the Big Dipper constellation, while “mu” (母) means mother. In some Taoist texts, Doumu is also known as Xiwangmu (西王母), …

Praise to the Dipper Mother (Dou Mu) This invocation refers to Dou Mu (Tou Mu), the goddess of the Big Dipper and the mother deity in charge of all star deities. Ken Cohen says "In qigong theory, the dipper is a reservoir of cosmic qi, collecting qi from all the other constellations and stars as it makes its yearly course."

Jun 2, 2021 · 斗姆天尊 Dou Mu Tian Zun is a female Divine and is the Mother of the deities who are in charge of the Big Dipper constellation. The word “Dou” means the Big Dipper and the word “Mu” means mother. She is also the mother of the “Zi Wei Emperor” and the “Great Tian Huang Emperor” of the Heaven.

The Nine Emperors are generally thought to be 9 stars around the Big dipper and children of female deity, Dou Mu, 斗母. Seven of the stars are visible while two are invisible stars and they are known as:

“Dòu mǔ yuán jūn” (斗姆元君), commonly called “Dou Mu” (斗姆), is also identified as “Zhōng tiān fàn qì dòu mǔ yuán jūn” (中天梵气斗母元君). This term combines “Dòu” referring to the Big Dipper’s stars and “Mǔ,” meaning mother, illustrating …

Nov 3, 2024 · The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is home to an exquisite portrayal of Doumu, a significant figure in Daoism dating back to approximately 1700-1800 in China’s Fujian province during the Qing dynasty.

In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Dou Mu (斗姆) is Marici, who is a deva or bodhisattva associated with light and the sun. She is known as Molizhitian (摩利支天) or Molizhitian Pusa (摩利支天菩萨) in China and Marishi-ten (摩利支天) in Japan and in Tibetan as 'Odzer Canma', "Woman Endowed with Rays of Light").