How many avalokitesvara are there in the South China Sea? Where is the one near Guangdong?

There are three main types: South Customs of Xiqiao Mountain in Foshan, Guangdong, Nanhai Guanyin in Nanshan Temple in Sanya, Hainan, and Nanhai Guanyin in Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.

1. Nanhai Guanyin, Xiqiao Mountain, Foshan, Guangdong

Xiqiao Mountain Nanhai Guanyin Cultural Park is located at the top of Daxian Mountain in Nanhai City. It is composed of Nanhai Guanyin's main method, Shengdifanghui, Shengyudian, Fushou Lotus Pond and Huanhai Jingqing, with an area of 6.5438+0.5 million square meters. Daxianfeng is 292.47 meters above sea level. It is one of the 72 peaks of Xiqiao, surrounded by Ma Shuang Peak and Ma An Peak, and behind it is Daxian Peak, the highest peak of Xiqiao. Overlooking the Daxian Peak, it is completely in line with the best time of "Zuo Qinglong Yan, right white tiger training, and Suzaku dancing with blue back".

2. Nanhai Guanyin in Nanshan Temple, Sanya, Hainan

1993, the Religious Affairs Bureau of the State Council City, China and the Hainan Provincial People's Government approved the construction of Sanya Nanshan Temple. A Guanyin statue 108 meters high on the sea in front of the temple belongs to Nansan. This statue was built by Nanshan Maritime Guanyin Merit Foundation in Sanya, Hainan Province, and it is magnificent.

1999, on September 19th of the lunar calendar, Nanshan held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Goddess of Mercy on the Sea in Nanshan". The project lasted for 6 years and was completed on April 15, 2005. A grand opening ceremony was held on April 24th, 2005 (the 16th day of the third lunar month, Zhunti Bodhisattva's birthday).

The jujube cleaning project is known as a "world-class, century-class" Buddhist project because of its large scale, unique significance and rich Buddhist knowledge. Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association of China, happily wrote the inscription "Goddess of Mercy in Nanshan Sea".

Three, Zhejiang Zhoushan Putuo Mountain Nanhai Guanyin

The total height of Guanyin statue in the South China Sea of Putuo Mountain is 33 meters, of which the abutment is 13 meters, the bronze statue is 18 meters, and the lotus base is 2 meters high and weighs more than 70 tons. It was built by Luoyang Copper Processing Factory in Henan Province, and it is the top of Tommy. It basically adopts the image of Guanyin floating on the sea, dignified and kind. The giant Buddha is made of imitation gold and copper by precision casting. It consists of 96 copper siding plates, and 6500 grams of gold is dissolved in the Buddha's face. Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, wrote an inscription for "Nanhai Guanyin". The Guanyin statue in the South China Sea is the dock of the First Longwan in Silla Reef where Hua Hui refused to go to Guanyin. This bronze statue of Guanyin in the South China Sea has become one of the new landmark buildings in Putuo Mountain.

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Guanyin Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara with a Thousand Hands? Vara), Guanyin is Kumarajiva's old translation name, Xuanzang's new translation name is Guan Zi, and China is called Guanyin for short. Guanyin Bodhisattva is a symbol of compassion and wisdom in Buddhism and occupies an extremely important position in Mahayana Buddhism and folk beliefs.

The spirit of great compassion led by Guanyin Bodhisattva is regarded as the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism. According to Buddhist scriptures, avalokitesvara is the embodiment of Buddha in previous lives. In the boundless land, he looked for voices everywhere as a bodhisattva to save his suffering. Guanyin and Amitabha have a special relationship. He is one of the three great saints in the west. He is also a monk who made up his life, a bodhisattva who inherited the status of Amitabha, and some people say that Guanyin is the incarnation of Amitabha.

References:

Nanhai Guanyin in Xiqiao Mountain, Foshan, Guangdong-Baidu Encyclopedia Guanyin-Baidu Encyclopedia? Nanhai Guanyin in Putuo Mountain, Zhoushan, Zhejiang-Baidu Encyclopedia Nanhai Guanyin in Nanshan Temple, Sanya, Hainan-Baidu Encyclopedia