The origin of mother Nanhai

"Nanhai Mother" is a common name for "Nanhai Guanyin" Bodhisattva in some coastal villages in China, but it should actually be a secular name for Guanyin Bodhisattva's 33-year-old female body and lay female body.

Nanhai Guanyin Putuo Mountain Nanhai Guanyin is located on Guanyin Jump Mountain at the southern end of Shuangfeng Mountain. Here, the potential rises with the peak, and Lin Xiu is lush and full of green waves. Zhujiajian Island Island on the other side of the Lotus Ocean, guarded by the sea; The purple bamboo forest at the foot of Shuangfeng hillside, the tide is heard. The new cultural landscape of Putuo Mountain is a symbol of Haitian Buddhism. The dragon riding in the clouds, above the waves of the South China Sea, is also known as the dragon head Guanyin. One legend is that ...

Among the bodhisattvas worshipped by Buddhism, the most famous one is Guanyin, the venerable one. Guanyin is a free translation of ancient Indian Sanskrit, transliteration: Apolo Guido Shepolo.

She was a Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva who came to settle in China with merchants and monks on the Silk Road in the Western Han Dynasty. According to Zhu Fahu's translation of The Lotus Sutra Guanyin Bodhisattva, Guanyin can be heard with eyes instead of eyes. When all beings in the world are killed and call for help, the Bodhisattva can immediately "watch" their voices to rescue them, hence the name "Guanyin". Later, in order to avoid the taboo of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin, it was called "Guanyin", which is still in use today.