According to the secular view, Guanyin Bodhisattva is considered as a female body, so many people call Guanyin Bodhisattva "Goddess of Guanyin". However, both Hu Shilin's "Pen Cong" and Wang Feng's "Biography of Guanyin" show that Guanyin Bodhisattva is a male body; According to Northern History, what Xu Zicai saw in his illness and the Guanyin Bodhisattva in Wu Chengdi's dream in Northern Qi Dynasty were all changed by beautiful women.
However, according to the deeds of Guanyin Bodhisattva before and after, because Guanyin Bodhisattva is merciful to all beings, she has been an adult for 33 times and went to various places to save suffering and disasters. Wherever she went, she showed different solemn treasures. He became an apprentice, an official and a jade slayer, or a dragon and a ghost just to change with time and place to facilitate his work. Therefore, the image of Guanyin seen by the world is different, regardless of men, women and children.
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China s Belief in Guanyin Bodhisattva;
Guanyin Bodhisattva is one of the four great Buddhists in China. According to legend, his birthday is February 19, enlightenment day is June 19, and nirvana day is September 19. It is said that the Dojo is Putuo Mountain. Belief in Guanyin has a far-reaching influence in China, resulting in various folklore about Guanyin. For example, it is widely circulated that Guanyin is the third princess of Miaozhuang Mountain in Xinglin country.
This female Guanyin legend can be seen in Zhu Bian's Old News of Quyi in the Song Dynasty. Later, Guan Daosheng's Biography of Guanyin Bodhisattva became a complete biography. On this basis, a large number of Guanyin story books have come out one after another, such as Xiangshan Baojuan, The Complete Biography of Guanyin in the South China Sea and The Way of Guanyin.