Amitabha Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha.
Second, the bodhisattva:
Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Wei Tuo Bodhisattva and Galand Bodhisattva.
Third, the patron saint:
The four heavenly kings and their protectors.
Introduction to role list:
1 Maitreya
Maitreya (Maitreya in Sanskrit and Metteyya in Balinese), translated as cishi, is often called Mahayana Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhist classics. He is a descendant of Buddha Sakyamuni and will be born and cultivated in the world of concubines in the future.
He is regarded as the originator of epistemology, and his huge ideological system has been interpreted and developed by Bodhisattva and Bodhisattva, and highly praised by China Mahayana Buddhist masters Zhi Qian, Daoan and Xuanzang. In some temples of Han Buddhism, it is common to show your chest and abdomen, with a smiling face (or a pot-bellied monk) as the prototype. In Buddhism, as a kind of expressive education, it means "a large quantity is a blessing", reminding the world to learn tolerance. Among them, the big belly can accommodate things that are difficult to accommodate in the world; Open your mouth and laugh at the ridiculous people in the world.
2. Tibetan Bodhisattva
Ksitigarbha (Sanskrit: Ksitigarbha) is named because it is "faithful as earth, quiet as deep thought, like a secret treasure". According to Buddhist scriptures, in previous lives, Tibetan bodhisattvas saved their mothers who suffered in hell several times. Since the long robbery, he has vowed to save all suffering beings, especially those in hell.
Therefore, this Bodhisattva is widely spread by Buddhism because of its virtue of "great filial piety" and "great wish". Therefore, it is generally called "Tibetan Bodhisattva" and has become one of the four great Buddhists in Han Buddhism. Tibetan monks who came to China to seek dharma in the Tang Dynasty were considered as the embodiment of Tibetan Bodhisattva. Jiuhua Mountain, where the Silla royal monk is located, is also regarded as Huaying Dojo of Tibetan Bodhisattva, so it has become one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, where incense has flourished for thousands of years.
3. Wei Tuo Bodhisattva
Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, also known as Tian, is transliterated in Sanskrit as private building Tuotipo, which means cloudy day. It was originally the Hindu Brahmanism God, and in Sanskrit, it is Skanda. Later, it was absorbed by Buddhism as one of the dharma gods (in addition, Buddhism has another dharma god, General Wei Tian. According to legend, his surname is Wei Mingkun, one of the eight generals under the Southern Heavenly King of Growth and the first of the thirty-two generals under the Four Heavenly Kings of National Protection. Many people confuse Wei Tuotian with General Wei Tian, who is one of the representatives of Buddha protector King Kong Lux.
Most temples of any size in Wei Tuo worship Buddha statues, because Bodhisattva Wei Tuo is the patron saint of Buddha and Buddhism, and also protects all beings who practice Buddhism. The temple is dedicated to Wei Tuo, which means to protect the temple and the monks. It is said that when Sakyamuni was in nirvana, the kings of the heavens cremated the relics, divided them and went back to build a tower to support them. Wei Tuo also got a tooth, and is preparing to go back to heaven.
A clever ghost fish in troubled waters, stole a pair of Buddha tooth relics and ran away. Wei Tuo caught up, instantly caught the ghost of Ji Jie and regained the relics. The gods and kings praised Wei Tuo for driving away evil spirits and protecting Buddhism. Therefore, Wei Tuo is called the Bodhisattva who protects the law. According to legend, Tianmu Mountain in Lin 'an, Zhejiang Province is the Dojo of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva. The third day of the sixth lunar month is the Christmas day of Bodhisattva Wei Tuo.
4. Galand Bodhisattva
Galand Bodhisattva, in a narrow sense, refers to the patron saint of Galand land; Broadly speaking, it refers to all the gods who support Buddhism. "Galand" is the general name of the temple Dojo, and it is also the representative image of the Buddhist god Garan.
According to the seven buddha Eight Bodhisattvas Great Dalagni Divine Mantra Sutra, the Buddhist Galaxy God is the god who protects Galand (temple). According to the Buddha, there are eighteen gods who protect Galand, namely Meiyin, Sanskrit, Gutian, Tanmiao, Tan Mei, Mo Miao, Lei Yin, Shizi, Miaotan, Fan Xiang, Renyin, Buddha Nu, Zande, Dazu, Miaomu, Thoroughly Listening, Thoroughly Seeing and Omnidirectional Seeing, which are collectively called "Galand Eighteen Gods". Represented by the image of Galand Bodhisattva (Guan Gong).
5. Guanyin Bodhisattva
Guanyin Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara with a Thousand Hands? Vara), Guanyin Bodhisattva comes from Hokkekyo translated by Zhu Fahu and his disciples in Dunhuang Temple in Chang 'an. Zhu Fahu first translated "Shi Guangyin", and his disciple Nie Daozhen changed it to "Guan". ? Xuanzang's new translation is Guan Yu, and China is called Guanyin for short.
Guanyin Bodhisattva is a symbol of compassion and wisdom in Buddhism and occupies an extremely important position in Mahayana Buddhism and folk beliefs. The spirit of great compassion led by Guanyin Bodhisattva is regarded as the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism. According to Buddhist scriptures, avalokitesvara is the embodiment of Buddha in previous lives. In the boundless land, he looked for voices everywhere as a bodhisattva to save his suffering. Guanyin and Amitabha have a special relationship. He is one of the three great saints in the west. He is also a monk who made up his life, a bodhisattva who inherited the status of Amitabha, and some people say that Guanyin is the incarnation of Amitabha.
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. Moreover, Avalokitesvara can best adapt to the requirements of all sentient beings. For different sentient beings, she will show different bodies and speak different methods.
Among many Buddhists, Guanyin Bodhisattva is also the most widely known and most believed by the people. In Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangzhou and Taiwan Province provinces of China? As well as overseas Chinese in Nanyang, Guanyin belief is extremely popular. The so-called "every family has Amitabha and every household has Guanyin". Zhoushan Islands in Zhejiang Province has been the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva since ancient times.
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