When is Guanyin Bodhisattva on December 19th of the lunar calendar?

The 19th December of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Guanyin Bodhisattva has three birthdays, namely the 19th February, 19th June and 19th September of the lunar calendar. Birthday (February 19th of the lunar calendar) is the day when Bodhisattva was born. Taoism (the 19th day of the sixth lunar month) is the day to harvest fruits. Becoming a monk (the 19th day of the ninth lunar month) is the day when Bodhisattva becomes a monk.

During the public sacrifice day, women went to guanyin temple to burn incense and worship. At the same time, on the memorial day, the gate of the temple will be opened earlier than other times. Believers who come to the temple to pray and commemorate Guanyin Festival will hold a large-scale commemoration of Guanyin Bodhisattva with the majority of Buddhist believers to publicize the basic ideas of Buddhism. ?

Historical background

Among the many Buddhists worshipped in China, Guanyin Bodhisattva is one of the four great Buddhists and the embodiment of great compassion. She is a free translation of Sanskrit "A Tie Lu Zhi" and "Low Humidity Cutting Logic", which means that when pain occurs, you can get rid of the sound immediately. She has become a Buddha herself, just for the happiness and maturity of all sentient beings. She sailed against the current with kindness, responded to the fate of the world, and saved all the suffering sentient beings with 32 bodies. Everything she wanted should be answered.

He has 14 kinds of boundless divine power that fearlessly gives to all beings, four kinds of magical powers that govern by doing nothing, all kinds of magical powers, and all kinds of ingenious methods and conveniences. He has been widely respected and supported by the people in China, and once had the image that "every family is a Buddha and every household is a goddess of mercy".

Avalokitesvara stands for sympathy and helping others. When all sentient beings are in trouble, they immediately lend a helping hand, so we praise avalokitesvara as "a thousand hands and a thousand eyes". A thousand hands and eyes is a metaphor, not a real thousand hands and eyes. This is a compliment to a smart person who is "omnipotent with both hands".

The so-called eye-to-eye, hand in hand, as long as he sees it, the helping hand will come immediately. Buddhism believes that it is a great victory and great merit to hold activities such as chanting Buddha, chanting scriptures, holding spells and releasing people on the anniversary of Guanyin Bodhisattva.