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FOUND: Blockchain gets religion taiwan temple mints nfts | Mind Blowing Facts

People holding joss sticks pray to the sea goddess Mazu during a religious ceremony at Jenn Lann Temple in Taiwan. (Photo: Reuters)

The Chinese sea goddess Mazu is big business in Taiwan and the blockchain could make it even bigger.

The Mazu deity, known as a protector of seafarers and worshipped by Chinese communities around the world for centuries, is especially popular in Taiwan. The Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung city organises an annual 300-kilometre nine-day pilgrimage with a statue of the goddess that draws hundreds of thousands of followers.

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