Brilliant Of Thousands Hands Guan Yin Perfomance Chinese Art
" There is a phenomenon sweeping through Asia which is still relatively unknown in the West. We were privileged to see it in our trip to Taiwan – It is a stunning stage performance called Thousand Hand Guan Yin. " In the Previous Post that mentioned about A Thousands Hands Guan Yin Buddha Temple at Wat Leng Nei Yi 2 - A Chinese Temple . Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. ' Guan ' means to observe, watch, or monitor, ' Shi ' means the world and ' Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help. Bodhi means wisdom or enlightenment; sattva means being or essence. Put the two together and you get bodhisattva, a being who is enlightened and ready to transcend the cycles of birth and death, but chooses to return to t
