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The road to the scriptures, Guanyin contributed the most, why in the end still can not become Buddha?

The Journey to the West, which I believe we have all read, is a story of the Tang Monk and his four disciples who have endured a great deal of hardship to finally obtain the scriptures, and then the Tang Monk led Sun Wukong and three other disciples to the Spirit Mountain to meet with Buddha, Buddha, based on the performance of each person on the road, the merit of the rewards. The Tang Monk was named Chandan Merit Buddha, and the Monkey King was named Dou Sheng De Buddha.

Pig Bajie was appointed as the purifying altar messenger, sand monk was appointed as the golden body Luohan, although everyone on the road to get the scriptures have made mistakes, but can go through 14 years of hardship and obstacles still do not give up, all the way to cut down the demons to protect the Tang Dynasty Monk has long been more than the fault of the work, Buddha naturally will not care about those small things. But it is worth noting that the Goddess of Mercy is clearly the most powerful on the way to the scriptures, why the Tang monk and the Monkey King have become a Buddha, but he is in the position of the Bodhisattva does not move it?

We should know that the Monkey King in the scriptures, whether encountered the red child or six-eared macaque, and even the black bear spirit, scorpion essence, etc., are looking for the Goddess of Mercy to solve the problem, the Goddess of Mercy will even be the jade vase of the three willow leaves are given to the Monkey King as a life-saving hair, which has what truth behind it? In fact, if you want to reward, according to the merits of Guanyin is completely can become a Buddha, but Guanyin Bodhisattva if really become a Buddha, then she in the spirit of the mountain Buddha's status and ranking will be relatively back, it is better to just do the ranking of the front of the Bodhisattvas.

Most importantly, the Buddhas have to stay in a fixed place every day, and have to teach the Dharma regularly, there is no freedom at all, if Guanyin really became a Buddha, but instead, she would not be able to do the universalization of all sentient beings. Therefore, for Guanyin, he would rather be the most free Bodhisattva than a Buddha who is bound for life.

In addition, although even if Guanyin did not become a Buddha, his status is still very high, because his master is not Buddha Rulai, but one of the three clearings, Yuan Shi Tian Zun, such as Buddha Rulai is one step higher! Guanyin was the Cihang Daoist among the 12 Golden Immortals under Yuan Shi Tianzun before he became a bodhisattva, and only later did Yuan Shi Tianzun place him next to Ru Lai Buddha, and rather than Guanyin Bodhisattva following the orders of Ru Lai Buddha, the two were more of a partnership.

Guanyin Bodhisattva's mission is to promote the Buddha's teachings and universalize all sentient beings, so it is not important or rare for him to become a Buddha or not. The last mentioned, because of his master is the first heavenly father, so even if not to become a Buddha, no one dares to easily mess with the Goddess of Mercy, and secondly, because of the Goddess of Mercy of Mercy's duty to universalize all beings, destined to her can not become a Buddha. The reason for this is that the Goddess of Mercy gave up her chance to become a Buddha for the sake of the world's people, and this practice is more worthy of people's admiration, isn't it?

Guanyin in not yet become a bodhisattva before is the Yuan Shi Tianzun door 12 golden immortals in the CiHang Taoist, then Yuan Shi Tianzun put him to RuLai Buddha's side, rather than say that guanyin bodhisattva at the behest of RuLai Buddha, it is better to say that the two is a cooperative relationship. Guanyin Bodhisattva's mission is to promote Buddhism, universalizing all sentient beings, so for him to become a Buddha or not is not important, nor is it rare.