B oh Avalokiteshvara (Avalokite svara) in Japan is known through the title Kannou. According to Buddhist teachings, the North passed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is a compassionate force is inconceivable, in innumerable past lives have already attained the Buddha, the Dhamma is effective as Lai Ming, but because great compassion for sentient beings want happiness that manifested as Bodhisattva. In Japan, believers venerate and worship Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara through 33 different images to be modeled in the Lotus Sutra. He believed that one person can solve all of their concerns, obstacles and bring benefit to all beings. He is believed to be a compassionate, generous people, have the power and immeasurable powers to help all animals. In 25 of the Lotus Sutra has described his magic as follows: "Or afflicted king, when about to be executed, due to Memorial Quan, Inter-segment fracture, or prison shackles prohibited: hands and feet shackled, health concept by Guan Yin, unleash freed. "
One such belief was rooted in the hearts of the Japanese people from the new transmission in Buddhism. We will not be surprised, because at that time, happiness, peace and freedom in the hands of the common people that belong to nature and people's rights. Everyone believes that Avalokiteshvara can disable all of trouble and disaster man-induced land and sky. This explains why the statue is of a common worship across the country Japan. Even in the twelfth century, there were songs that Avalokiteshvara far it is listed in the collection of folk Japan. For example, all "generous compassion of Avalokiteshvara, the raft floating on the sea Fudaraku, those who look to the raft, will be taken to the place where fun ...".
A Buddhist deities mentioned in tales of Nachi Gongen (one of the three gods in Japanese religion), it is Avalokiteshvara (BTQA). Bodhisattvas were combined in a unique way with the folk beliefs from ancient Fudaraku. Intimate relationship between sea Fudaraku BTQA and made the title of the bodhisattva associated with marine landscapes and ponds in Japan. Famous among them are the natural disasters statue at the temple Hogon label Chikubu Island and Guan Yin temple located on the banks of Lake Chuzenji Chuzen near Nikko. Cliffs near the temple in Shikoku Kongofuku, the 88th temple on the sea route Shilkoku travel, worship a statue with the natural disasters huge label. More than ten of the 88 temple worshiping Guan Yin are thousands of thousands of hand-eye, the rest are Buddhist Guanyin statue with many different images. Similarly, 15 of the 53 temples in Saigoku sightseeing routes in central Japan, each with eyes statue thousand thousand hands, while 11 of the 33 temples in Kanto, Japan and Eastern churches the statue natural disasters label.
If the image of Guan Yin natural disasters label is familiar with most of the coastal temple, all temples in the highlands as well easy to find special statue of the Bodhisattva. However, it is the most comprehensive collection statue. We will find the temple in 16 of 33 and 9 of 88 Saigoku temple in Bando, 6 of 33 temples in Shikoku are worshiping a statue ten faces, including the ten Bodhisattva and a Buddha face, each face expression of anger and joy are different, the good and happy before indignant evil. PG ancient statues in northern Japan from the thirteenth century onwards, the majority really is the lowest of Guan Yin, the few remaining natural Guan Yin is the third eye. If we get rid of this factor is clearly very difficult when we want to learn about the beliefs of Guan Yin in Japan.
In Japan, people believe that Fudaraku the land as a means to spread, causing widespread influence of trust and worship Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Japan. According to legend, Fudaraku (Potalaka) is the Pure Land of Avalokiteshvara, is an island in the south of India. Japanese ancestors believed that legendary peninsula called Tokoyo, at the bottom of the sea waters of Japan. Tokoyo is a realm beyond the destruction of impermanence and therefore it is combined with the idea of eternity and immortality of the Indians. This is consistent with the Chinese view of the Peng-Lai peninsula of them. Fudaraku typical blend of Japanese belief in Tokoyo, the Peng-Lai Chinese and Indian thought. Reverence and worship Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Japan as a result of the mix, influenced by India and China.
It is difficult to know the exact time the cult Avalokiteshvara is transmitted to Japan from the public, but that does not matter, it is worth noting that the influence of religion in the lives of the Japanese the stars. According to Buddhist historian, Mr. Koen (11-12-1169), the third year of the reign of Suiko (595), be noted that worship Guan Yin temple in Yoshino Hiso emitted aura. This statue comes from a sandalwood logs appear on the coast of the island Awaij, it is thought that it went to here from India. The queen then ordered to bring the sculpture of Guan Yin statue, to mark the introduction of Buddhism to Japan.
In Japan, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is worshiped in three forms: statue standing on lotus pedestal, with worship Guanyin Bodhisattva Strength alongside Amitabha Buddha and Quan Yin was worshiped as a god in the human belief in Japan. Although the majority of the Japanese public will accept the view that this statue to be carved with beautiful and gentle face, it looks like a woman, but besides that, there are also a large number of Guan Yin very tough shape, with hand beads and many different types of weapons, mostly to surrender to the wicked old destructive beauty. This special type of object is the first sculpture in Japan in the mid-eighth century, the statue so far kept her look naked. Popular Products Mon, 25 of the Lotus Sutra and the title of this bodhisattva is Japanese Buddhists daily life over. Especially the compassion mantra, heart notes of Avalokiteshvara that all Buddhists in the Mahayana Buddhism all by heart. They believe that everyone who hears this mantra will be able to remove negative karma and defilements of yourself. In Japan, all spells are also commonly used. In short, religion is Avalokiteshvara integration into Japan through a variety of ways. First of all, the aristocracy and the elite worship Him as a Buddha of compassion, while the common people worship him through the miracle of miracles. Through this form of belief, we find that all classes Cherry Buddhist country expect Avalokiteshvara something and they seem to have found it.
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