What is the maximum number of hands of the Thousand Armed Kannon?

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The full name of the thousand-armed Kannon is "Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Kannon" or "Thousand Eyes and Thousand Arms Kannon" and is one of the six Kannons of Tantra. If you count carefully in front of the statue of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, you will find that the Thousand-armed Kannon actually has only forty-two hands, so why is it called the Thousand-Armed Kannon? According to Buddhist scriptures, Guanyin once vowed to benefit all sentient beings, but there were many sentient beings, and Guanyin felt quite powerful and incompetent.

So Guanyin was transformed into forty-two bodhisattvas of great compassion and compassion, with the intention of "improving work efficiency". Seeing this, Guanyin's master, the Buddha of Immeasurables, advised him not to be impatient, otherwise he would not be able to reach it quickly. The Buddha of Amitayus brought together forty-two individuals, leaving only forty-two arms, and gave each palm an eye to represent an incarnation.

In this way, in addition to the two arms of the main body, there are forty arms, each arm is equipped with the twenty-five "existences" in the three realms of Buddhism (that is, the twenty-five living environments of living beings in the three realms), and the product of the two numbers is one thousand, so it is called the thousand-handed thousand-eyed Guanyin, commonly known as the "thousand-armed Guanyin". Most of them are standing statues, which are used to show the incomparably vast compassion of Guanyin in a figurative and exaggerated way. The thousand hands of the thousand-armed Guanyin are arranged in several layers like a fan, like a peacock opening the screen, which is very spectacular.

In the past, in some homes of Beijingers, there was a statue of "Guanyin with a Thousand Hands", only to see Guanyin standing on the lotus throne, with his hair combed in knots, wearing a robe, wearing a Buddha crown, and barefoot. The face is kind, dignified and elegant. A thousand hands means to protect all living beings, and a thousand eyes means to see the world.

The number of hands of the thousand-armed Guanyin is 100, mainly through a person in front, and then a column of people in the back, and stretch out their hands at the same time when the ** sounds.

There are about 32 hands or 48 hands. When performing, it is to use several girls of the same height to make some dance moves of Guanyin, and the dance movements must be neat.

Most are 32 hands, but there are also 48 hands. Depending on the item in hand, the number of exaggerated techniques will be increased, and the angle will be paid attention to when carving.

The full name of the thousand-armed Guanyin is the thousand-armed thousand-eyed Guanyin, also known as the thousand-eyed thousand-armed Guanyin. It is one of the six major Guanyin of Buddhism.

Buddhist scriptures say that the Thousand Hands of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin Bodhisattva means to protect sentient beings, and the Thousand Eyes means to see the world. After the Tang Dynasty, the statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands was gradually enshrined as the main image in many temples in China.

There is a touching story about the origin of the Thousand-armed Kannon. It is said that there were three beautiful princesses in Miao Zhuang in ancient India. The eldest daughter Jin Miao, the second daughter Miao Yin and the youngest daughter Miao Shan.

Jin Miao and Miao Yin both serve their parents at home, but Miao Shan has been a nun since she was a child. Wang Miao tried to convince her to return to the palace, but she refused. Enraged, King Miao Zhuang ordered the temple to be demolished and the monks and nuns expelled.

King Miao Zhuang knew that it was the fault of the gods, so he had 500 large pus pockets all over his body, which could not be cured for a long time. Later, some doctors said that this disease can only be cured with hand and eye medicine. Therefore, King Miao Zhuang turned to Jin Miao and Miao Yin for help, but neither princess would give them to them.

After the third princess found out outside, she resolutely stretched out her hand to treat her father and take medicine. Sure enough, King Miao Zhuang was soon **. This incident not only deeply educated King Miao Zhuang, but also moved Shakyamuni.

In order to save Princess Miaoshan from all suffering beings forever, he gave Princess Miaoshan a thousand hands. Since then, Princess Miaoshan has become the Guanyin with a thousand hands and thousands of eyes.

Buddhism believes that the sufferings and afflictions of sentient beings are diverse, and that the needs and desires of sentient beings are also different. So there must be a lot of immeasurable mana and wisdom to help sentient beings. For the benefit of all sentient beings, "I immediately make a vow that I will come here for the benefit of all sentient beings, and I will have a thousand hands and a thousand eyes," and "I swear that when I come, I will have a thousand hands and a thousand eyes."

According to the Buddhist Tantric scriptures, the Thousand-Eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva is a special image of the Buddha when he subdues demons. A thousand hands means to protect all sentient beings, and a thousand eyes to see everything in the world, which means great compassion and boundless power. It is said that worshipping the thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva can obtain four methods of achievement, such as disaster relief, gain, reverence, and subjugation.

Mahayana Five Major External Retranslation Sutras, Part 0316.

A thousand-armed thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is vast and complete, unhindered by the great compassion Dharani Sutra.

Translated by Tang Xi Tianzhu Shamanga Vandharma.

Guanyin Bodhisattva reaffirmed the Buddha's words: "World-honored, I read the immeasurable eons of the past, and a Buddha was born, and the name is called the King of Thousand Lights. The Buddha had mercy on me, and for the sake of all sentient beings, and said that this vast perfection is not hindered by the great compassion Dharani, and he put his golden hand on my top and said this:

Good man, you should hold this mantra and make great happiness for all sentient beings in the evil world to come. Then I began to dwell in the first land, and when I heard this curse, I passed the eighth place. My heart rejoiced, and I swore an oath:

If I am able to benefit and benefit all sentient beings, then I will be born with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. 'Hair is a wish, when the body has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, the ten directions of the earth six vibrations, the ten directions of the thousand Buddhas shine light on my body, and shine on the boundless world of the ten directions. From the time being, when you return to the immeasurable Buddha's immeasurable meeting, you will be more aware of it, and you will be able to inherit it as a dharani, and you will be reborn with immeasurable joy, and you will have to surpass countless eons of eons of tiny birth and death.

It has come, and it has been recited, and it has not been forgotten. Because of this mantra, the place of birth is always in front of the Buddha, and the lotus flower is not born in the womb.

Thousand-armed Kannon"Full name"Thousand-armed thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara", also known as:"Thousand-eyed and thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara"It is one of the six Guanyin of Buddhism. The original art form of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin was based on the Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva's Vast Perfection Unhindered Great Compassion Dharani Sutra in Disguise, that is, the Thousand Hands and Eyes Great Compassion in Disguise.

In 2005, CCTV Spring Festival Gala produced a program, which was jointly performed by the deaf and mute.

Thousand-armed Kannon"Full name"Thousand-armed thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara", also known as:"Thousand-eyed and thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara"It is one of the six Guanyin of Buddhism.

According to Buddhist scriptures, the thousand-armed Guanyin Bodhisattva's thousand hands represent the protection of all living beings, and the thousand eyes represent the whole world. After the Tang Dynasty, the statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands was gradually enshrined as the main image in many monasteries in China.

There is a touching story about the origin of the thousand-armed Guanyin, and legend has it that King Miaozhuang in ancient India had three beautiful princesses. The eldest daughter Miaojin, the second daughter Miaoyin, and the youngest daughter Miaoshan. Miao Jin and Miao Yin both served their parents at home, and Wei Miaoshan became a nun since he was a child.

King Miaozhuang tried to persuade her to return to the palace, but she never refused. In a fit of rage, King Miaozhuang ordered the temple to be demolished and the monks and nuns were driven away. How do you know that the gods blamed him, so that King Miaozhuang had 500 big abscesses all over his body, which could not be cured for a long time.

Later, a doctor said that the disease could only be cured by combining the hands and eyes of the flesh and blood. So, King Miaozhuang turned to Miaojin and Miaoyin for help, but the two princesses were unwilling to give it. After the third princess knew about it, she resolutely offered her hands and eyes to treat her father's illness.

Sure enough, soon King Miaozhuang's illness was **. This event not only deeply educated King Myokso, but also moved Shakyamuni. In order to allow Princess Miao Shan to save suffering beings from time to time, he rewarded Princess Miao Shan with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes.

Since then, Princess Miaoshan has become the thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva that everyone prays for