Ma-Tsu Temple (San Francisco, California)

The Ma-Tsu Temple is a Taoist temple in San Francisco's Chinatown. Founded in 1986, it is dedicated to Mazu and has foundational ties to the Chaotian Temple in Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan.[1][2]

Ma-Tsu Temple of U.S.A.
美國舊金山媽祖廟朝聖宮
Temple entrance gate
Monastery information
Full nameMa-Tsu Temple of U.S.A.
OrderTaoism
Established1986
Site
Location30 Beckett Street
San Francisco, California
94133
United States of America
Coordinates37.7965°N 122.4064°W / 37.7965; -122.4064
Websitewww.matsuusa.org

Its founding has been described as reflective of both a change in Chinese American demographics following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and the rise of a transnational Taiwanese-American community economically enabled by the Taiwan Miracle of the 1980s.[2]

The temple was originally located on Grant Avenue before moving to its present location on Becket Street in 1996.[2] It is not to be confused with the Tin How Temple two blocks to the south, which is likewise dedicated to Mazu (carrying one of her popular names in Cantonese), but was founded in 1910 and is the oldest extant Taoist temple in Chinatown.

Bibliography

Miller, James (2006). Chinese Religions in Contemporary Societies. ISBN 9781851096268.

References
  1. "Matsu Temple USA". Ma-Tsu Temple of U.S.A. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. Lorentzen, Lois Ann; Gonzalez, Joaquin Jay; Chun, Kevin M.; Do, Hien Duc (2010-07-01). Religion at the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana: Politics, Identity, and Faith in New Migrant Communities. 2010: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822391166.CS1 maint: location (link)


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