Avalokitesvara has an equal and selfless ambition. When all living beings encounter any difficulties and pains, if they can sincerely call Guanyin Bodhisattva, they will be saved by the Bodhisattva. Therefore, sincere worship of Guanyin Bodhisattva can keep one side safe. The so-called "every family has Amitabha and every family has Guanyin" is a manifestation of Guanyin belief.
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Avalokitesvara can have the same male and female faces. However, avalokitesvara itself is a great bodhisattva and a gentleman. For example, Hua Yan Jing said: "The brave husband is at home." . Before the Tang Dynasty, Guanyin was mostly a gentleman and also a woman.
But later, especially after the legend of Princess Miaoshan became popular, the image of Guanyin in Han's works became more and more feminine. For example, the folk image of thirty-three guanyin is basically female. Some scholars call Guanyin the goddess of the East.
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Avalokitesvara holds a pure bottle and Yang Zhi in her hand, indicating that the Bodhisattva has saved the world's vast sorrow. The fire house is in the three realms, and the hearts of all beings are full of heat. Avalokitesvara can help the audience to suffer, and sometimes she sprinkles human nectar with a bottle, which makes all living things cool. All living beings believe in avalokitesvara, that is, they long for the nectar of bodhisattva to extinguish their internal heat.
Guanyin Bodhisattva said in the Collection of Buddhist Stories: "If the Bodhisattva is merciful and compassionate, all buddhas and dharmas are in the palm of his hand." Because Mahayana's bodhi mind and the breadth of all sentient beings are all initiated by the compassion of "Bodhi causes all sentient beings to suffer". Everyone has compassion, but it is not as broad as a bodhisattva, but it can be developed through continuous learning and become infinitely profound.
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