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Who are the twelve old mothers of Taoism?
The so-called Twelve Mothers are actually the gods formed by generations in China folklore. In China's Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong provinces, people often find the halls of twelve old mothers. These twelve goddesses are said to dominate all kinds of things in marriage, women, children and family, so they have been burning incense. But this so-called twelve-mother is not strictly a Taoist god, and you can't find these characters and records about them in various genealogies.

It is said that the worship of twelve old mothers originated from Xilian Temple. Since Xilian Temple put twelve female common gods in one hall for worship, other places have followed suit and built twelve old mothers' halls. The so-called twelve old mothers are: old mothers without saints and old mothers with mountains. Li Baishan's mother. Promise mother, golden mother, Pu Xian mother, Guanyin mother, Taishan mother, Taiji mother, Xishan mother, underground mother.

Invisible mother: sitting in a white phoenix chair, wearing dark green clothes, holding a demon mirror in her left hand and a crutch against the faucet in her right hand. Mother split the mountain: sitting on the golden lotus platform, wearing white clothes and holding Tan Xin mirror in her hand, just like a crystal ball.

Mother of Li Shan: Hongliantai, dressed in patterned black clothes, has a magic weapon called "tying fairy rope". The Promise Mother: The Phoenix chair under the seat is dressed in purplish red, and the magic weapon in her hand is called "Nine Rings to Collect Soul", with nine big bells inlaid on it? Manjusri's mother: Make a white lotus flower stand and wear a pure blue dress. Holding a book in his hand, imparting knowledge.

Mother Kim: golden phoenix chair under the seat, wearing a red dress with the image of golden phoenix. Wear a golden hairpin on your head. Thank God's mother: The red phoenix chair under the seat is wearing pure light yellow clothes. Cover the sky with a magic weapon. Pu Xian's mother: The seat under the blue Phoenix chair, dressed in pure pale pink, holding a magic weapon called "Jin Lingzhi" in her hand. Guanyin's mother: red-violet table, dressed in red, holding red-violet magic weapon.

Mother Taishan: The white lotus flower stand under the seat is dressed in white. The magic weapon in hand, Bai Lianhua, Tai Chi Mother: Sitting under the platform of shallow water red lotus, the magic weapon is called' sentient beings' to' supervise sentient beings'. Xishan Mother: Bailiantai, wearing a white dress with the image of Lan Fenghuang. Holding a doll in your arms and wearing a red Chinese-style chest covering to cover your gender, you can ask a woman for a man who asks for a man in the folk.

Mother in the cellar: Sitting in golden phoenix chair, wearing a red dress with the image of Dark Phoenix. The magic weapon in the hand is called "Golden House", which gives people food and clothing. After reading it, you may find that the so-called twelve old mothers are actually another incarnation of Guanyin.