CHIEN-SHOU-CHIEN-YEN -- KUAN SHIH YIN P'USA | |||
CHIEN-SHOU-CHIEN-YEN -- KUAN SHIH YIN P'USA Many other Kuan Yin transformations are described ful y in the various Mahayana Sutras and the underlying concept for all are basical y the same -- an expression of the limitless compas- sion of this great bodhisat va. One of the most important forms which all Kuan Yin devotees should recognise and revere is that of the Four-arm Avalokitesvara, worshipped by all Tibetans as CHENRIZIG, the Holder of the White Lotus. It is in the male form which has two hands in the praying-gesture known as the `namaskara-mudra' while the other two hands hold his symbols, the Crystal Rosary and the Lotus Flower. He is the emana- tion and therefore the spiritual son of Amitabha Buddha, who blessed him and whereupon the Bodhisat va brought forth the famous prayer, known as the Mani Mantra: ¡ûBACK¡û |INDEX| ¡úNEXT¡ú |