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Matriarch
Sun, whose first name Suzhen, was also known as Sun, Huiming. She was the
incarnation of Yuehui Bodhisattva and became Zhonghua Holy Mother after
her passing. She was born on the 28th day of the eighth month of the Chinese
lunar calendar in 1895 in Shan County, Shandong Province, China. Matriarch
Sun dedicated her life to the propagation of Tao and was a celibate cultivator
who never married. She had great compassion for all living beings, and
had made great sacrifices to help others. After Matriarch Sun received
Tao, she diligently cultivated herself. In 1930,
God mandated Patriarch Zhang to be the 18th Patriarch and Matriarch Sun
to be the 18th Matriarch. They concurrently received the Divine Authority
to propagate Tao and to continue the Lineage of Tao. They received the
Divine Authority in the name of husband and wife without being actually
married. This nominal union signifies the equality between the genders
and allows both men and women to receive the Tao, to cultivate the Tao,
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Patriarch Zhang passed away in 1947, Matriarch Sun continued the mission
of saving the living beings of the Three Realms. In 1949, Matriarch Sun
went to Hong Kong because of the communist takeover of mainland China.
She then moved to Taiwan in 1954 and lived in seclusion. Around that time,
many of the Tao disciples encountered difficulties in the propagation of
Tao. Hence Matriarch Sun vowed to help these disciples by confining herself
to a small room in hope of propagation of Tao with less difficulties and
obstacles. Her virtue and sincerity indeed helped those disciples, as the
Great Tao was spread to all of Taiwan and now all over the world. Matriarch Sun passed away at the
age of 81 on the 23rd day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar
in 1975. God bestowed upon her the title "Zhonghua Holy Mother" after her
passing. Her great virtue and compassion are remembered by Tao disciples
all over the world. |
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