Đạo Mẫu Việt Nam - Mother Goddess Religion of Viet Nam
Statue of the Second Prince of Mountain
Statue of the Second Prince of Mountain

Statue of the Second Prince of Mountain

The Second Prince of Mountain is among the Ten Princes in the Four Palaces belief of the Mother Goddess religion. He is also referred to as the Second Prince of Bảo Hà because His primary shrine is the Bảo Hà shrine in Lào Cai province.

Four Palaces - Tứ Phủ Statue of the Second Prince of Mountain
Photo by Quỳnh Nguyễn in the forbidden hall of Bảo Hà Shrine, Lào Cai.

In Bảo Hà, He reigns over the verdant domain,
Tribe folks bow, His rule to sustain.
The Second Prince, His noble title,
Journeys through estuaries, His fame to attain.”

An excerpt from the literature court hymn to the Second Prince of Mountain. Transliterated by Four Palaces – Tứ Phủ.

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