Is Wei Tuo a Bodhisattva?

Sanskrit: Vedas. Wei Tuotian, also known as Wei Tuotian, was originally a Brahmin god, and was later absorbed by Buddhism as one of the dharma gods (in addition, there is another dharma god in Buddhism, General Wei Tian). According to legend, his surname is Wei Mingkun, one of the eight generals under the Southern Heavenly King of Growth and the first of the thirty-two generals under the Four Heavenly Kings of National Protection. Some people confuse Wei Tuotian with Tian Wei. In China temples, it is usually placed behind Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva in the Temple of the King of Heaven, facing Siddhartha Gautama. According to legend, after the nirvana of Sakyamuni Buddha, the heavens discussed with the kings to cremate the remains and collect the relics to build a tower for support. At this time, Indra came to the crematorium with a seven-treasure bottle in his hand and said that the Buddha had promised him a tooth. So he took off the Buddha's tooth first and prepared to go back and build a tower to support him. Sometimes a ghost of Luo Cha hides beside Indra and steals the Buddha tooth relic when people are not looking. Wei Tuotian caught up with him, immediately captured the ghost of Luo Cha alive and retrieved the Buddhist relics, which won the unanimous praise of the kings of the heavens and thought that he could exorcise evil spirits and protect the Buddha. He is known as the Wei Tuo Bodhisattva in the world, and his image is generally a boy's face, wearing armor and holding armor. This is the twelfth day of the "Twenty Days".

Wei Tuo respects the Buddha.

Also known as inserting the building to carry the field, private building to carry the field, building to carry the field, and defending the field. General Wei, general. Originally a god of Brahmanism, the worship of this god was first popular in South India, spread to North India after the fifth century, and was absorbed by Mahayana Buddhism, becoming the patron saint of Galand. If you are born smart, you will be born early, and you will have a clean and innocent career. Entrusted by the Buddha, he is in charge of three continents (Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniuhuozhou and Nanshanbu). Luo Cha stole a pair of Buddha teeth when the Buddha was handed down from generation to generation, and Wei Tuotian was anxious to get them back. Its image is wearing armor, hands crossed and a sword in the wrist. In China, after the Taoists in the early Tang Dynasty felt his image, there were statues of him everywhere in Galand.

The scale of Wei Tuo and temples.

Look at the direction of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva Wei Tuo pestle: If Wei Tuo stands on his shoulder, it means that this temple is very big, and monks who come here to travel can be entertained for three days for free; If Wei Tuo's pestle is in hand, it means that this temple is medium-sized and can entertain monks who come here for a free day. If Wei Tuo stands on the ground, it means that this temple is a small one, and it can't accommodate monks who travel here for free.

A flash in the pan belongs only to Wei Tuo.

Epiphyllum was originally a flower god. She blooms every day and the seasons are brilliant. She also fell in love with the young people who water and weed her every day. Later, the jade emperor learned that he was furious and wanted to break up with Yuanyang. The Jade Emperor arrested the flower god, reduced her to an epiphyllum that can only bloom for a while every year, prevented her from meeting her lover again, and sent the young man to Lingjiusan to become a monk, and named him Wei Tuo to make him forget the past and the flower god.

Over the years, Wei Tuo really forgot the flower god, concentrated on studying Buddhism, and gradually achieved something. Flower God will never forget the young man who took care of her. She knew that every year at the end of spring, Wei Tuo would come down to collect morning dew and cook tea for the Buddha. So Epiphyllum chose to open at that time. At that moment, she bloomed the essence that had been gathered for a whole year. She hoped that Wei Tuo could look back and remember her. But after thousands of years, Wei Tuo went down the mountain to collect morning dew every year. Epiphyllum blooms silently year after year. Wei Tuo no longer remembers her.

A flash in the pan, just for Wei Tuo. So Epiphyllum is also called Wei Huatuo.