There are currently three main places involved in the dispute over the hometown of Guanyin Bodhisattva, namely Suining in Sichuan, Baofeng in Henan and Changji in Xinjiang. There is a beautiful legend about Princess Miaoshan in Suining, Sichuan. Legend has it that there was a Jie Kingdom in the Western Regions in ancient times. The Jie King was named Zhuangyan. Later he moved south to Suining and the Jie King changed his name to Miaozhuang. Princess Miaoshan, the third daughter of Miaozhuang, practiced Taoism in Suining and became Guanyin. The 374-line seven-character poem "Burning Baique Temple" circulated among local people also contains the same record. Xinjiang Changji believes that the Sinicized Guanyin is a princess named Miaoshan who was located in the Jie Kingdom in the Western Regions in history. Chinese Guanyin was "born in Changji, practiced in Suining, and attained Taoism in Putuo." The reason for Baofeng is that Baofeng was the land of Chu in ancient times, and Miaoshan, the third daughter of King Zhuang of Chu, was the predecessor of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The local Drum Platform is the birthplace of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Baique Temple is the place where he became a monk, Miaoshan Tomb is the tomb of Miaoshan, and the nearby Xiangshan Temple is the place of enlightenment. A complete chain of Guanyin culture has been formed. All three places believe that the Chinese Guanyin Bodhisattva is related to a woman named Miaoshan. How did the Buddhist Bodhisattvas come to China? Wen Yucheng, a well-known expert on Buddhist culture, said in an interview with reporters that the "Gods of the Western Heavens" experienced more than a thousand years from the 2nd century to the 12th century AD, traveling from the Silk Road in the Western Regions, from the South China Sea, or directly across the Himalayas. Mountains are coming to the land of China one after another. The first god to come to China was Sakyamuni Buddha. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, gods from the Western Heavens including Bodhisattvas came to China one after another. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ranks of Buddhist gods have expanded dramatically, some originating from India, while others are Chinese creations. According to Chinese Buddhists, not only did the gods of the Western Heavens come to China, but even the "headquarters" (fundamental dojo) of the four great Bodhisattvas were moved to China. Manjusri is in Mount Wutai, Samantabhadra is in Mount Emei, Guanyin is in Mount Putuo, and Ksitigarbha is in Mount Jiuhua. The generally accepted view in the academic circles is that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was originally called Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. When he first came to China, he appeared as a male Bodhisattva. In the murals of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva also has two mustaches on his lips. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he was called Guanyin Bodhisattva to avoid taboos. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, Guanyin became a beautiful and charming female Bodhisattva. The transformation of Guanyin in Chinese Buddhism is prominently reflected in the fabrication of a new life experience of Guanyin Bodhisattva. This is the widely circulated theory that Guanyin is the Miaoshan Princess. The male Guanyin of India became the third princess of King Miaozhuang of the Western Regions. This theory of female Guanyin's life experience was first seen in Zhu Bian's "Old News of Qujian" in the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Tuan Sheng published "A Brief Biography of Guanyin Bodhisattva" and it became a complete biography. It is said that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva can manifest into many treasures, so there are various images of Avalokitesvara in various Buddhist sects and folk in China. For example, there are six types of Avalokitesvara in Esoteric Buddhism, including Thousand-Hands and Thousand-Eyes Avalokitesvara, and there are also six types in Tiantai Sect. Guanyin, the Thirty-three Guanyin is widely spread among Chinese people. Avalokitesvara has so many transformations that it can be said to be unique among Buddhist saints.
"Every home has Amitabha, and every household has Guanyin." Including Miaoshan, which image is the true body of Bodhisattva? Under such circumstances, Guanyin Bodhisattva himself would probably be in a dilemma when trying to figure out where Guanyin’s hometown is: Where is my home? /wenhua/system/2010/07/15/010899012.shtml Namo Amitabha~