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The character is believed to be derived from the Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin. [2] [3] Chinese scholars generally believe that Cihang Zhenren is the origin of Guanyin's male form and that the transition of Guanyin from male to female occurred during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. [4]
The Mount Guanyin (simplified Chinese: 观音山; traditional Chinese: 觀音山; pinyin: Guānyīnshān) also known as the National Forest Park of Mount Guanyin (simplified Chinese: 观音山国家森林公园; traditional Chinese: 觀音山國家森林公園; pinyin: Guānyīnshān Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán), is a 488-metre (1,601 ft) mountain on the border of Dongguan and Shenzhen in ...
Tieguanyin (simplified Chinese: 铁 观 音; traditional Chinese: 鐵觀音; pinyin: tiěguānyīn; Cantonese Yale: titgūnyām; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thih-koan-im; lit. 'Iron Goddess of Mercy '; Standard Chinese pronunciation [tʰjè.kwán.ín] ) is a variety of Chinese oolong tea that originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province .
Heifeng Guai surrenders to Guanyin Heifeng Guai ( Chinese : 黑风怪 ), also translated as the Black Wind Demon , is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West . He is a demon based in a cave on Black Wind Mountain (黑风山).
The Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao is a colossal statue of Guanyin, on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China. This monument stands 62 m (203 ft) tall, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and sits on a 15 m pedestal making a total height of 77 m (253 ft).
Chapter 18 of the Complete Tale of Guanyin and the Southern Seas (traditional Chinese: 南海觀音全撰; simplified Chinese: 南海观音全撰; pinyin: Nánhǎi Guānyīn Quánzhuàn), a 16th-century Ming dynasty novel, is the first text that established a connection between Shancai and Guanyin. In the tale, Shancai was a disabled boy from ...
This can be attributed to the representation of Guanyin holding a child in Chinese art and sculpture; it is believed that Guanyin is the patron saint of mothers and grants parents filial children, this apparition is popularly known as the "Child-Sending Guanyin" (送子觀音).
The Hall of Guanyin or Guanyin Hall (simplified Chinese: 观音阁; traditional Chinese: 觀音閣; pinyin: Guānyīngé or simplified Chinese: 观音殿; traditional Chinese: 觀音殿; pinyin: Guānyīndiàn) is the most important annex halls in Chinese Buddhist temples and mainly for enshrining Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). [1]