Guanyin Hall

Sheng Guanyin Sheng Guanyin (Traditional Chinese: 聖觀音, pinyin: Shèng Guānyīndiàn, lit: "Holy Guanyin") is the primary manifestation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin. Statues of this manifestation often portrays her sitting in the lotus posture with a lotus or the Yujingping in hand, wearing Keyura, necklaces and decorations and a precious crown on the head. There is a sitting statue of Amitabha () on the crown, which is the main symbol of Guanyin. Guanzizai wood carving of Guanzizai, c. 1025. Male bodhisattva depiction with Amitābha's crown. Statue of Guanzizai sits with on leg crossing and one leg dropping. The Yujingping full of sweet dew and a willow branch is placed near him, representing his mercy and sympathy to spread to all the people. A boy and a girl serve as his attendants on his two sides. The boy is Sudhana () and the girl is Longnü (). Thousand-armed and eyed Guanyin Thousand-armed and eyed Guanyin, has thousands of arms on both sides of the body. For statues, there are often 42 hands with one eye in each to symbolize the thousand hands. The middle two hands are in closing palm posture and other hands are holding Vajras, sutra scrolls Dharma seals and other weapons. Guanyin's thousand hands mean to protect all living creatures and the eyes mean to view over the world. Others Yangnyu-Gwaneum (양류관음; 楊柳觀音) holds a willow branch in one hand and Sibilmyeon-Gwaneum (십일면관음) has 11 different forms on top of its crown. ==References==