Quick answer Who are the Four Dharma Goddesses (Tứ Pháp) in the Rain Praying Festival? The Four Dharma Goddesses include: Pháp Vân (Cloud Goddess, worshiped at Thái Lạc pagoda), Pháp Vũ (Rain Goddess, at Hồng Cầu pagoda), Pháp Lôi (Thunder Goddess, at Nhạc Miếu pagoda), and Pháp Điện (Lightning Goddess, at Phạm Thái pagoda). In folklore, they are called Ba Ca, Ba Que, Ba Hue, and Ba Tong respectively.
From the article “Traditional Rain Praying Festival of Northern Delta Residents in Hưng Yên”
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