8/31/2023 0 Comments Namo ta pei guan shi yin pusaSee our Story “The Many Faces of Compassion”> From top left to right then bottom left to right: Hayagriva Vajrayogini (Vajra Varahi) 4-armed Chenrezig Guanyin Red Chenrezig Yabyum White Mahakala Black Mahakala 1000-armed Chenrezig. (From here on, for simplicity, Guan Yin.) To many, the qualities of compassion, mercy, Metta (love) are those of a mother - but there is no contradiction in the Japanese Kannon (typically male) or Avalokiteshvara (male.) The manifestation of the Compassionate Bodhisattva as Guan Yin was a natural one. As Kuan Yin, the Goddess aspect of Avalokiteshvara, she is intuitively motherly. Her practice originally came to China from India, and from there to Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, and many other countries. The activities of kindness, help, protection, nurturing - Mother. The appearance of beauty, motherly wisdom, tenderness. What’s in a name? The qualities of mercy and compassion. The many faces of compassion Guan Yin by Pamela MatthewsĬompassion wears many faces - many of them the aspects of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig), also known as Guanyin, Guan Shi Yin, Quan Yin, Kwan Yin, Kannon, Kwun Yum, Kanzeon, Gwaneum, Quan Am, and many, many other names. The 1000 arms reaching out to comfort, save and protect all sentient beings carries profound symbolism. Tang dynasty temple statue of 1000-Armed Guan Yin. Yet, she is not separate or different from the male four-armed Avalokiteshvara, thousand armed Avalokiteshvara, and dozens of forms and emanations: loving, wrathful, passionate, fiery, protective - but always compassionate. Guan Yin can be visualised as either female or male, but the majority, in China particularly, visualise her as Mother Goddess Guan Yin. Guan Yin’s practice came to China as early as the first century AD from India, and from there spread to devotees in Japan and Korea. In Buddhism, labels are just labels, and the name of the Compassionate Bodhisattva is another imputed label that just helps us relate to the Enlightened concept in our daily lives. Labels are just labels, but they are also symbols Or the compassionate mantra Om Mani Padme Hum Statue of Guan Yin the Goddess of Mercy. There are literally thousands of stories from people who say they were rescued - from impending disaster - by faith and chanting of Guan Yin Pusa’s name praise: Namo Guan-Shi-Yin Pusa Numerous lovely animated videos tell her stories. In China, a Buddhist will almost always call out “Namo Guan-Shi-Yin Pusa” if they were in trouble. Author Submission: Buddha Weekly Books (BWB).Theravada The Elder School in Buddhism.Sutras Sutta English Complete English-translated Buddhist Sutras (Suttas) and commentaries from all traditions.
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