What is the Kuan Yin mantra?

The White-robed Guanyin mantra is a popular chant in Chinese Buddhist practice. It is a short ritual text designed to revere Guanyin, and ask her help in daily troubles. Today this practice is a staple of Buddhist temples and home altars, especially among the devotees of Guanyin.

What is Guan Yin holding?

Guan Yin has many depictions. In a common one, she holds a water vase in her right hand and a willow branch in her left. Each item is full of meaning. The vase is one of the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune and contains the nectar of life.

How do you honor Kuan Yin?

In venerating her we suggest the use of Jade, Pearl, Aquamarine, and Aventurine – and other traditional, beautiful gems of the East. An altar arrangement of lavender jade and freshwater pearls would be an excellent way to honor the Goddess of Compassion and bring her spirit into your life.

How do you honor Guan Yin?

Who are the incarnations of Kuan Yin in Buddhism?

The Dalai Lamas of Tibet are believed to be his incarnations. As Buddhism spread through China, the Bodhisattva of Compassion became the Great Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin, represented by a female figure bearing a child in her arms. The feminine expression of bodhisattva has grown in the hearts and minds of the Chinese for centuries.

Is the goddess Kuan Yin male or female?

As the Lotus Sutra reveals, Kuan Yin is capable of achieving any physical likeness to relieve the suffering of all; and thus her true spirit is neither male nor female.

Who is the Great Protector in the Lotus Sutra?

Thirty-three Bodhisattva powers, capable of interceding for favorable outcomes in every conceivable calamity, are described in The Lotus Sutra . The male expression of Guanshiyin as the great protector initiates the process that is saving what is valuable in the life experiences.

What does Guan Yin mean in Chinese Buddhism?

In Chinese Buddhism, Guan Yin is synonymous with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the pinnacle of mercy, compassion, kindness and love. (Bodhisattva- being of bodhi or enlightenment, one who has earned to leave the world of suffering and is destined to become a Buddha, but has forgone the bliss of nirvana with a vow to save all children of god.