Why is Thánh Mẫu Liễu Hạnh the only female saint in the Tứ Bất Tử?
The Tứ Bất Tử (Four Immortals) comprises Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, Phù Đổng Thiên Vương, Chử Đồng Tử and Thánh Mẫu Liễu Hạnh. Among these four immortal saints, Thánh Mẫu Liễu Hạnh is the only woman, which makes her position special and unique in the Vietnamese consciousness.
Saint Mother Liễu Hạnh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Tứ Bất Tử is the collective name for four immortal saints in Vietnamese folk belief: Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, Saint Giong, Chử Đồng Tử, and Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.
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