Where is Guanyin's hometown?
At present, the dispute over Guanyin Bodhisattva's hometown mainly involves three places, 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 robbery in the ancient western regions, and robbing the king was solemn. Later, it moved south to Suining and robbed the king and changed its name to Miao Zhuang. Miao Zhuang's third daughter, Princess Miaoshan, works as Guanyin in Suining. The same record can also be found in 374 lines of seven-character poems in the local folk manuscript "Burning Baique Temple". Changji, Xinjiang believes that Guanyin in China is a princess named Miaoshan who plundered the country in the western regions in history. China Guanyin "was born in Changji, practiced in Suining, and gained the Tao in Putuo". Baofeng is called Baofeng because it was a place of Chu in ancient times, and its third daughter, Miao Shan, was the predecessor of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The local Leigutai is the birthplace of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Baique Temple is a place of becoming a monk, Miao Shan's tomb is a cenotaph, and the nearby Xiangshan Temple is a place of enlightenment, forming a complete Guanyin cultural chain. All three places believe that Guanyin Bodhisattva in China is related to a woman named Miaoshan. How did the Buddha of Buddhism come to China? Wen Yucheng, a well-known expert on Buddhist culture, said in an interview that from the 2nd century A.D. to 1000 in the 2nd century A.D., "western gods" came to China from the Silk Road in the western regions, from the South China Sea or directly across the Himalayas. The earliest god who came to China was Sakyamuni Buddha. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, western gods including Bodhisattva came to China one after another. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ranks of Buddhist gods have expanded dramatically, some of which originated in India, while others were created by China. According to Buddhists in China, not only the western gods came to China, but also the "headquarters" (fundamental Dojo) of the four great bodhisattvas moved to China. Manjusri is in Wutai Mountain, Pu Xian in Emei Mountain, Guanyin in Putuo Mountain and hidden in Jiuhua Mountain. It is generally believed in academic circles that Guanyin Bodhisattva was originally called Guanyin Bodhisattva and appeared as a male bodhisattva when she first came to China. In the murals of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Guanyin Bodhisattva has two moustaches on her lips. Emperor Taizong was called Guanyin Bodhisattva because of taboo. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, Guanyin became a charming female bodhisattva. The transformation of Guanyin by Buddhism in China is highlighted by fabricating a new life story of Guanyin Bodhisattva, that is, the widely circulated saying that Guanyin is a wonderful princess. India's male Guanyin became the third princess of the king of the western regions. This theory about the life experience of female Guanyin was first seen in Zhu Bian's Old News of Quyi in Song Dynasty. At the end of Song Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty, Guan Daosheng's Biography of Guanyin Bodhisattva became a complete biography. It is said that Guanyin Bodhisattva can appear as various treasures, so there are various Guanyin statues in various Buddhist sects and folks in China. For example, there are six kinds of avalokitesvara in Tantric Sect, six kinds of avalokitesvara in Tiantai Sect and thirty-three kinds of avalokitesvara in China. The image of Guanyin has changed so much that it is unique among Buddhist saints. "Every family has Tommy, and every family has Guanyin", including Miao Shan, which image is the true body of the Bodhisattva? Under such circumstances, I am afraid that Guanyin Bodhisattva is embarrassed to say clearly where Guanyin's hometown is: where is my home? /Wenhua/system/2010/07/15/010899012.shtml There is no Amitabha in the south ~