Why does the statue of Guanyin face north, and can Guanyin Bodhisattva sit north and face south?

The legend in the shadow craftsman is: the ancestor of the singing opera Lao Lang (Lao Lang God, there are different opinions, you can search the space to check it, I personally think it is Erlang God, but I agree with the statement that Erlang God is not Yang Jian) teaches people to learn well in the form of singing, and influences the world, but it always does not work, there are still many wicked people in the world, Guanyin Bodhisattva then said to Lao Lang, your play is too short for a while, only one performance is over, it is difficult for people to remember it, can not influence the public, you see I invented a long son (even this shadow puppet play) , taking on the performance every day, will definitely be able to persuade people to learn well. So Guanyin Bodhisattva invented the shadow puppet play, and made up the shadow scroll, so that the big hand (the music pavilion is called the big hand wedge (xie), in some places it is called the big slap, the big hand (the head of the group) as the shopkeeper (the head of the troupe) led a group of people around to perform shadow puppetry, persuading people to learn well and be good.

The statues of the gods are sitting facing south and facing north, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Lao Lang bet that if they lose, their own long shadow puppet play can not persuade the world to learn well, and they would rather sit facing north forever, when the world has learned well, and then change to sit south. As a result, the big hands perform shadow puppets every day, but they still can't persuade all the people in the world to be good, and some people still do evil. So the old man said to Guanyin Bodhisattva, you see that not only I can't persuade the world, but even you can't persuade it, you lose, you sit facing north, so the concept of the Bodhisattva has a shameful face, so he has to sit facing north.

In order to let Guanyin Bodhisattva sit facing south as soon as possible, everyone should learn well!

The earliest legend comes from the Bodhisattva of the Salvation Subject.

The story of preaching the teachings of the Buddhist scriptures in person. At that time, people didn't like to listen to dry preaching, so Guanyin sat sadly under the bamboo forest, picked the bamboo leaves and made various human shapes and made various movements, she thought it was very interesting, and suddenly, Guanyin Bodhisattva remembered to use these bamboo leaves to make human shapes to perform Buddhism.

How touching the story should be! Later, when she preached the Buddhist scriptures, she hung up the bamboo curtain and danced the bamboo leaf figure behind the curtain. At night, Guanyin Bodhisattva uses an oil lamp.

The light reflects the shadow of the bamboo man on the bamboo curtain, performing a variety of Buddhist stories, so it attracts many people to come. Since then, shadow dramas have been produced.

Can Guanyin Bodhisattva sit in the north and face south, hello town with talks, sitting north and facing south is one. Very good location, it is possible to enshrine Guanyin Bodhisattva in the honorable position, that is, the main position. Most of the houses have a door that opens to the south, so it looks like sitting north and facing south.

Do not worship in front of windows, in bedrooms, corners, near toilets, on the bottom floor of cabinets, etc. It should be noted that Guanyin and Buddha statues should not be placed in unclean places, such as not allowing Guanyin Bodhisattva to face the bathroom. It is also possible to enshrine Guanyin Bodhisattva in the position of sitting west to east, because the west is the Elysium, and worshipping the Buddha to the west is the most suitable place to meet the Buddha.

Have a great day.

The direction of the bodhisattva is not particular, it can be done in the south, east and west.

In terms of offerings, they can be: flowers, lamps, incense, water, fruits. or something dear to oneself. Meat is not availableDo not kill for the sake of the offering.

In addition, when we believe in Buddhism, learn Buddhism, and seek good luck and good fortune, there is another place that needs to be paid attention to, that is, we can practice the teachings of the Buddha and Bodhisattva in our livesDo not do any evil, but do all good。If you can correct your mistakes, do good deeds, and be a good student of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will be very happy when they know about it, and you will have good fortune as a result!

Friend, if you are interested in Buddhism, let me explain it to you in detail.

In the practice of all evil, there is a great evil and a great good, which can determine our blessings and luck in the future.

This great evil, we are easy to ignore, that is, killing, God has the virtue of good life, and the most cherished thing for living beings is their own life, we kill and take lives, the pain of living beings is very deep, resentment is also very deep, Buddhism tells us, killing is a great evil, there is evil retribution, we seek blessing and luck, this article must not be abstained from.

In addition, there is a great kind of good deed, which is easy for us to ignore, that is, filial piety to parents, Confucius said, the most difficult thing to filial piety to parents is "sex difficulty", that is, it is difficult to be kind to parents, (friends, think about it, isn't that so?). So we have to be gentle with our parents, and we should speak softly and not in a fierce tone.

Finally, friends, you can ask some Buddhist books to read, we believe in Buddhism, learn Buddhism, not only to burn incense, kowtow to it, our blessings, luck, on the one hand, can rely on the blessing of the Bodhisattva, more importantly,It is by learning the Dharma on oneself, practicing the Dharma (such as chanting, eating a vegetarian diet, releasing life), and doing good deeds and accumulating virtues.

Buddhist books are available in temples and Xinhua bookstores. Many scriptures are difficult to understand, and beginners can read some books on the popularization of Buddhism and the introduction of Buddhism.

The destination of life that Buddhism talks about, we are human beings now, so is there an afterlife, and what will become of the next life? Is there eternal life? Also, Can you be happy in the afterlife?

Or is it painful? Is there a way to make yourself happy and all sentient beings happy? This is discussed in detail in the Dharma).

Anything goes. Because Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have no distinction and no attachment. There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south.