Thousand Hand Guan(Kwan) Yin
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Not all classics are Western.
About Guan Yin
Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.
Bodhi means wisdom or enlightenment; sattva means being or essence. Put the two together and you get bodhisattva, a being who is enlightened and ready to transcend the cycles of birth and death, but chooses to return to the material world in order to help other people reach the same level of enlightenment. This is the ultimate demonstration of pure compassion.
The thousand hands of this bodhisattva represent Guan Yin's many abilities to render assistance. There are a thousand eyes on these hands which give Guan Yin great powers to observe the world. Guan Yin also has many faces so she can become who people need her to be, not necessarily herself, because her help is given in a way that is literally selfless.
Due to the widespread influence of Chinese culture, Guan Yin has become arguably the most popular and well-known bodhisattva in the world. This can sometimes lead to confusion as people erroneously equate Guan Yin with bodhisattva. For instance, quite a few people have already mistranslated the Chinese name of the performance to Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva.
Also, the deification of Guan Yin can lead to a misconception at a fundamental level. A bodhisattva is not a deity but a human being - a spiritually advanced human being. Although Guan Yin is depicted as a beautiful Asian woman, anyone can be a bodhisattva regardless of appearance, race and gender. Whenever you act in accordance with a natural impulse of total compassion, you have taken another step toward becoming a bodhisattva yourself.
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| beautiful, ... ( 1 year ago by sillygal74) |
| beautiful, hypnotic-thank you for sharing this. |
| absobutely the best ... ( 1 year ago by laohoo1) |
| absobutely the best!! |
| yup very ... ( 1 year ago by ebutuoyUU) |
| yup very interesting indeed. but i think only most of them are handicapped, not all.. tt's what i heard |
| Namo Guan Shi Yin ... ( 1 year ago by lseeguan) |
| Namo Guan Shi Yin Budhisattva. |
| awesome.. ( 1 year ago by xeemlauj) |
| awesome.. |
| how revolting, ... ( 1 year ago by sidhaguru) |
| how revolting,goddesses are in delusion. |
| Do you know ... ( 11 months ago by kngiht84) |
| Do you know anything about Guanyin ? anything about Buddhism to claim such an outrageous assertion ? |
| and for your ... ( 11 months ago by kngiht84) |
| and for your ignorance, Buddhism is way different to Christianity. A Buddha is a human !!! |
| It is generally ... ( 11 months ago by sidhaguru) |
| It is generally accepted that Guanyin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर), which is her male form. Another version suggests she originated from the Taoist Immortal "Ci Hang Zhen Ren" (慈航真人). Commonly known in the West as the Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin is also revered by Chinese Taoists as an Immortal. |
| maybe you dont know ... ( 11 months ago by sidhaguru) |
| maybe you dont know asmuch about budhism as you think,she is an asian godess who pretends to be a budha,go read some books. |
| guan yin was the ... ( 11 months ago by sidhaguru) |
| guan yin was the emperess of china who became a demon because of her great sins,she became included into budhism in china etc.devotion to her leads no where. |
| FYI, I was born a ... ( 11 months ago by kngiht84) |
| FYI, I was born a Buddhist and I'm still a Buddhist, and as far as I know she doesn't pretend to be any Budha at all. She IS Budha. Go and visit some Chinese pagodas and you'll see a statue of a woman sitting on a lotus with many hands. either with many eyes on them or holding weapons. She's usually placed in the minor hall of the pagoda. And yes, I know about Buddhism as much as I think. |
| And there is not ... ( 11 months ago by kngiht84) |
| And there is not only ONE Guan Yin, there are about 20 of them, whose legends completely differ from each other's. That Guan Yin or Goddess of Mercy you were talking is usually visualised as a woman wearing a white robe and a shaw, holding a vase with a stem of bamboo, she's usually seen to be accompanied by her two deciples. A similar apparition of Guan Yin can also be found standing on a green drangon on the ocean. |
| I just reread your ... ( 10 months ago by kngiht84) |
| I just reread your reply, where did you get that unbelievable information from ? Gosh. |
| Beautiful. I see by ... ( 10 months ago by emobutterflylady) |
| Beautiful. I see by the comments that there is no harmony in any religeon. Everyone has their ideas and is sure everyone else is wrong. That is why I do not participate in any oragnized religeon and consider myself merely "spiritual" and devote myself to positivity and self-sacrifice. |
| Amen, Friend...same ... ( 9 months ago by admanstan) |
| Amen, Friend...same goes for me. |
| I am so happy to be ... ( 8 months ago by PriestestYeye) |
| I am so happy to be able to view this video. It reminds me of a visit I received from Kwan Yin even before I knew who this deity was. It reminds me to be compassionate of other. |
| Really? I was ... ( 7 months ago by idarklight) |
| Really? I was always told that all of them were deaf. |
| Yeah, that's true. ... ( 7 months ago by who7knows) |
| Yeah, that's true. They are all deaf. So beautiful and amazing. |
| i m so impressed. I ... ( 7 months ago by TyDoglover) |
| i m so impressed. I know they are all deaf, and that added extra work to them. I saw a whole vid about how they train... It was really touching. The music is relaxing and gives me a kind of feeling...I am not really sure how to describe it.. All in all, they did really really well. Cheers to them. And thanks for sharing too. =) |
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