Heavenly Queen Temple (Melbourne)
The Heavenly Queen Temple,[1][2] in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, overlooking the Maribyrnong River, is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a 10th-century Fujianese girl. It is Australia's largest Taoist temple and includes a 50-foot (15 m) statue of Mazu imported from Nanjing, China. The main hall opened to the public in 2015, but construction of the temple complex continued until 2020 with two additional halls completed.[3]
Heavenly Queen temple, Footscray, Vic, Australia
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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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