guan yin niang niang???
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someone has posted an article..such as
guan yin is a bodhisatta in buddhism, and one who aspires to be a buddha in future, a buddha who can expound the doctrine just as Gautama Buddha had, and just as the other Buddha's before him had done before in other dhamma age.
As for helper, i have no collection of it. but i do know that there are many devas and nagas in the heavenly realms. one of them is Sakka, who would transform himself into humans of different characteristics to fulfill the qualities and wish of giving of the Bodhisattas. these bodhisattas, including the former lives of the Lord Buddha, aspire to give, even their kingdom, their physical body parts, or whatever that is not within their phsyical body, and they would ask to fulfill these humble wishes of giving, which brings them great joy. perhaps there are helpers for guan yin, or i would rather use the term 'attendants'. the male and female helpers of guan yin is expounded in taoism, rather than in buddhism itself, in better clarity.
legends of "quan yin" have many versions,So which is truth???
Years ago, heard from wise buddhist preacher stated that quan yi is a heavenly compassion deity who has many forms in order to help "Misfortunates"
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In reality Guan Yin is neither male nor female, not man nor deva, not weak nor powerful, high status nor low status.
The Buddha told Inexhaustible Intention Bodhisattva, "Good man, if living beings in this land must be saved by means of someone in the body of a Buddha, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva will manifest itt the body of a Buddha and speak Dharma for them.
I've also visited some temples with ALL of those forms stated above.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Pratyekabuddha, he will manifest in the body of a Pratyekabuddha and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Hearer, he will manifest in the body of a Hearer and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the Brahma King, he will manifest in the body of the Brahma King and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of Shakra, he will manifest in the body of Shakra and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the God of Sovereignty, he will manifest in the body of the God of Sovereignty and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the Great God of Sovereignty, he will manifest in the body of the Great God of Sovereignty and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a great heavenly general, he will manifest in the body of a great heavenly general and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of Vaishravana, he will manifest in the body of Vaishravana and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a minor king, he will manifest in the body of a minor king and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of an Elder, he will manifest in the body of an Elder and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a layman, he will manifest in the body of a layman and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a minister of state, he will manifest in the body of a minister of state and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Brahman, he will manifest in the body of a Brahman and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Bhikshu, Bhikshuni, Upasaka, or Upasika, he will manifest in the body of a Bhikshu, Bhikshuni, Upasaka, or Upasika and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the wife of an Elder, of a layman, of a minister of state, or of a Brahman, he will manifest in a wifeÂ’s body and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a pure youth or a pure maiden, he will manifest in the body of a pure youth or pure maiden and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a heavenly dragon, yaksha, gandharva, asura, garuda, kinnara, mahoraga, human, or nonhuman, and so forth, he will manifest in such a body and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Vajra-wielding spirit, he will manifest in the body of a Vajra-wielding spirit and speak Dharma for them. -
Quan yi is a deityOriginally posted by water_rat:someone has posted an article..such as
guan yin is a bodhisatta in buddhism, and one who aspires to be a buddha in future, a buddha who can expound the doctrine just as Gautama Buddha had, and just as the other Buddha's before him had done before in other dhamma age.
As for helper, i have no collection of it. but i do know that there are many devas and nagas in the heavenly realms. one of them is Sakka, who would transform himself into humans of different characteristics to fulfill the qualities and wish of giving of the Bodhisattas. these bodhisattas, including the former lives of the Lord Buddha, aspire to give, even their kingdom, their physical body parts, or whatever that is not within their phsyical body, and they would ask to fulfill these humble wishes of giving, which brings them great joy. perhaps there are helpers for guan yin, or i would rather use the term 'attendants'. the male and female helpers of guan yin is expounded in taoism, rather than in buddhism itself, in better clarity.
legends of "quan yin" have many versions,So which is truth???
Years ago, heard from wise buddhist preacher stated that quan yi is a heavenly compassion deity who has many forms in order to help "Misfortunates" 
i notice there legend of Quan yi has many versions...so which is truth
anyone here can help or not???? -
deity, is a term used by Taoism for ALL beings in heaven and good spirits, both enlightened,and haven enlightened(still in 6 realm).Originally posted by Blue-mind:Quan yi is a deity
i notice there legend of Quan yi has many versions...so which is truth
anyone here can help or not????
Taoism deities have both of them. it is NOT downgrading Guan Yin or Buddha, but diff culture got diff term for them. -
thanks anyway
Quan yi legend existence in realms -
when i was seven or eight years old or less,Properly.I'd remembered such D'ream' of Quan yi with full moon!I was too young and ignorant to realise whos tat,what's! So, Fear became terrifying as causing me woke up from tis strange dream...
I'd wept silently for help..
Tis memory has been rooted deep with me till now..
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she has many. which i think all show the qualities of guan yin. she appears in many form. so there is no true or false.Originally posted by Blue-mind:thanks anyway
but i need the truth version of quan yi legend existence in realms