Bà Chúa Kho (Lady of the Treasury) is a goddess of Vietnamese folk religion, with her temple in Bắc Ninh. She is one of the new popular goddesses like Bà Chúa Xứ, Lady of the Realm.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ Philip Taylor - Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam 2007 Page 195 "The rise of goddesses like the Lady of the Realm (Bà Chúa Xứ) or the Lady of the Storehouse (Bà Chúa Kho) as pop idols of the Vietnamese religious world (Taylor 2004a, Le Hong Ly 2001) and “spiritual agents” with whom people transact for ..."
- ^ Religious commodifications in Asia: marketing gods - Page 155 Pattana Kitiarsa - 2008 ".. Treasury Queen' (Bà Chúa Kho) near Bắc Ninh town, Ngô Ðức Thịnh relates this phenomenon to Vietnam's transition to a market economy: Pilgrims come especially in the beginning of the year to borrow her 'money' so as to make a living ..."
- ^ Kirsten W. Endres, Andrea Lauser - Engaging the Spirit World: Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Vietnam 2012 "“Praying for Profit: The Cult of the Lady of the Treasury (Bà Chúa Kho),” Journal ofSoutheastAsian Studies 38(3): 493–513. Malarney, Shaun Kingsley. 2002.