(To facilitate the passage of the article, we will use [Prayer] instead of the four words " Guanyin Bodhisattva ", so that everyone will bother reading it.)
The nineteenth day of the lunar calendar every year is an extremely special day for the fo sect temples and fo sect disciples, because this day is the anniversary of [Prayer] becoming a monk.
Every year approaching September 19th, fo rituals in various places hold different kinds of Dharma assembly. The Vinaya Festival in the temples sang "Incense Praise", recited " Great Compassion Mantra ", " Universal Door Chapter " and other scriptures to eliminate karma and increase blessings and improve merits.
On this special day, please use this article to welcome the [Prayer] Monk Day.
Shisou embedded silver silk roll Guanyin (Ming Dynasty)
01. How many anniversary is there for [Prayer]? There are three anniversary days for
[Prayer], arranged according to time, namely Christmas Day, Enlightenment Day and Monk Day.
[Prayer]'s birthday is the 19th day of the second lunar month. This day is the birthday of [Prayer]. On this day, she was born in Miaozhuang Kingdom and became the third princess of Miaozhuang Kingdom. The day of enlightenment of
[Prayer] is the 19th day of the sixth lunar month. This day is the day when [Prayer] to achieve the right result and become a Buddha and enlightenment. This day shows the " Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva appearance". The day of becoming a monk is the 19th day of the ninth lunar month. This day is an important day for [Prayer] to practice diligently and achieve the perfect Dharma body.
Shi Sou Yin Guanyin Sitting Statue (Ming Dynasty)
The order of becoming a Buddha on these three anniversary should be birth, monks and enlightenment. Simply put, birth is the incarnation of [Prayer] raised, becoming a monk is the opening of the Dharma body, and achieving enlightenment is the reward body of the Dharma body accomplished.
Therefore, for disciples of the Fo Sect, these three anniversary days are regarded as birthdays.
, especially the [Prayer] monk day and enlightenment day, for the disciples of Fo, it is not only a kind of remembrance and experience of their faith, but also an encouragement and understanding of their own practice.
02. About the origin of the holy name [Prayer]?
The Guanyin belief was introduced to China around the Wei and Jin Dynasties. With the prosperity of the Pure Land Sect in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Guanyin belief became increasingly popular.
Due to that period, the whole society was unstable and the people lived a heavy life. They hoped that there would be a savior who saved the people from water and fire and rescued the people from the upside down.
In the huge fo religion kingdom of ancient India , the Chinese people quickly chose to have great wisdom and compassion as the spiritual sustenance to save their suffering.
The Pure Land Sect simplifies the process of burning incense and worshiping Buddha. As long as you call [Pray] in times of crisis, you can get the help of [Pray] .
We can understand this way that the social unrest during the Wei and Jin Dynasties was the social reality that caused the prevalence of this belief.
Regarding the origin of the name [Prayer], according to the scriptures, it can be summarized into three types of names.
The first type of " Compassion Sutra " says: [Prayer] When you first start practicing, it is the name given to him by the treasure Tathagata .
The second type of " Shurangama Sutra " says: [Prayer] During the process of practice, I met Guanyin Tathagata to teach the perfect method of ear roots and granted my name to me.
The third "Universal Door Chapter" says: [Prayer] After becoming a Bodhisattva, you will "see the "sound" of suffering sentient beings in the "world", so as to seek sound to save suffering. Because of this, it is named Guanyin .
In addition, in Tang Dynasty , he avoided the "world" taboo of Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, which was later referred to as "[Prayer]".
03. How many images are there in [Prayer]?
[Prayer] In terms of statue creation, in addition to being the left servant of Amitabha Buddha, there are also many statues dedicated separately.
In the Bodhisattva statue, [Prayer] is the most numerous and most complex category, because she advocates "saving according to the different identities and causes of sentient beings, and transforms into various identities to save sentient beings according to their different identities and causes.
Therefore, [Prayer] has six different bodies when saving sentient beings in the six realms.
Copper-embedded silver dragon and phoenix pattern Saint Guanyin statue (Ming Dynasty)
1. Saint Guanyin
Holy [Prayer] is also known as the righteous [Prayer], which is the most basic and common image of [Prayer], and can also be said to be the standard image of [Prayer]. The duty of the Holy [Prayer] is to save all living beings in the realm of hungry ghosts.
This kind of image usually wears a crown on his head, and there is a statue of Amitabha Buddha in the middle of the crown. The upper body is exposed or covered with a sky-high clothes, wear necklaces and , and a silk skirt with a waist. The whole body is decorated with gorgeous appearance, dignified and kind expression.
The [Prayer] Dharma-Records are mostly female-like appearances, wearing white celestial clothes, and their faces are similar to those of ancient Chinese ladies.
copper gilded eight-arm eleven side and Guanyin standing statue (Ming Dynasty)
2, eleven side Guanyin
eleven side [Pray] refers to [Pray] with a total of eleven faces arranged in five layers.
The three sides of the left side represent the transformation of evil sentient beings; the three sides of the middle represent the transformation of good sentient beings; the three sides of the right side represent the transformation of good sentient beings; the three sides of the right side represent the transformation of silence, represents the transformation of pure karma from the world . These nine sides represent the three realms of education.
The tenth side is an image of anger, which means that the education cause needs to have great majesty to subdue various evil realms in the three realms and six realms; the top level is the eleventh side, which indicates that the merits are complete.
Legend, Tianbao War , [Prayer] I sent the dream Ge Luofeng to cast the eleven-faced figure, and then retreated to the enemy and saved Nanzhao Kingdom . In addition, the eleventh side [Pray] is responsible for saving Asura path sentient beings.
eleven-faced Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eyed Guanyin statue (Qing Dynasty)
3, Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eyed Guanyin
Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eyed [Prayer], also known as Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Eyed [Prayer], is the great compassion [Prayer] in the six [Prayer].
There are two types of [Prayer] statues of Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes. One is to truly shape 1,000 hands, one eye in each palm of the hand, and the arrangement of Thousand Hands is like peacock spreading its screen behind it.
Baoxiang Guanyin Picture Qing Ding Guanpeng (Collection of the Palace Museum)
Another type is to use 42 hands to represent the thousand hands. Except for the two hands in the center, there are 20 hands on each left and right, each hand represents 25, symbolizing 1,000 hands. Each hand has eyes on each hand, and holds various magic tools.
This shape represents [Prayer] when "saving all living beings", a thousand compassionate eyes and thousands of compassionate hands symbolize boundless compassion. Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes [Pray] are responsible for saving sentient beings in hell.
Horse head Guanyin (Peace in Kamakura Era, Fukui Prefecture, Japan)
4. Horse head Guanyin
Horse head [Prayer] is one of the six [Prayer], because there is a horse head on the top of his head, so it is called Horse head [Prayer].
The horse's head [Prayer] has a very special appearance, a fierce appearance, red all over, three sides and eight arms, three eyes wide open, and exposed fangs, which is creepy.
In fact, his angry image is an incarnation to eliminate all demons in the world and to avoid all evil curses and evil deeds. Behind it is the compassionate heart for the benefit of all living beings.
The common people have always believed in horse head [Pray] because it is a symbol of protecting people's travel safety. In addition, the responsibility of horsehead [Prayer] is to save all living beings in the animal realm.
gilt Zhunti Bodhisattva (collection of Shanxi Museum in Ming Dynasty)
5. Zhunti Guanyin
also known as "Heavenly Husband [Prayer]", is the [Prayer] for saving sentient beings in the world in the six realms.
Its shape is generally "three sides, seven eyes, eighteen arms". In the minds of Chinese foster believers, Cunti [Prayer] can destroy all the karma of sentient beings and satisfy people's wishes for prolonging life, eliminating disasters, supernatural powers, and rebirth.
Ruyi Wheel Guanyin (Japan)
6. Ruyi Wheel Guanyin
Ruyi Wheel [Prayer] is named after holding the Ruyi Jewel and the Wheel Treasure. The wishful jewel represents satisfying the prayers of sentient beings, and the wheel of the wheel of Dharma means that the wheel of Dharma is always rotating.
Ruyi Wheel [Prayer] is mostly a seated statue with six arms. Its posture is to upright the right knee, the first right hand supports the chin, and the left knee is sitting cross-legged. This is a very comfortable and free and easy "thinking appearance".
Ruyi Wheel [Prayer] is responsible for saving sentient beings in the six realms of heaven.
[Prayer] The real reason why faith lasts for a long time among the people is that people's worship of [Prayer] is a hope and pursuit of "truth, goodness and beauty".
While everyone is praying for [praying] to protect themselves, please also correct yourself more often. As the saying goes, "Bodhisattvas fear the cause, and sentient beings fear the result."
Do more good deeds. You must know that good people and others deceive God and not. We must act properly and develop a bodhicitta. Good luck will come from thousands of miles to meet and accompany us!
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