One of the really popular sayings on the market today is that "male wears Buddha". But why do you want to "male Guanyin, female Dai Buddha?", but very few people go to study. To understand the meaning of it, you have to start with Guanyin and Buddha.
Guanyin and Buddha are all from Indian Buddhism. Guanyin, also known as Guanyin, means that if all the living beings in the world are crying out for help, the Guanyin will watch the sound in time and come to the rescue. Because Guanyin Bodhisattva is merciful and salvation, saving all suffering and sentient beings, it is called the "Great Merciful, Mercy-saving, Apocalypse of Avalokitesvara". Later, because of avoiding Taizong Li Shimin, he omitted the word “world†and referred to as “guanyinâ€.
Guanyin is a man of Buddhism in Indian Buddhism. When it was introduced into China during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Guanyin still sat in the image of the “great husbandâ€, such as the image of the Vatican and Guanyin god. In the murals of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu, and in the wood carvings of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Guanyin also appeared in the form of a manly man with two mustaches on his lips. But later, it gradually evolved into a female image. This is mainly a Buddism godness Guanyin spread in Chinese folks. It is not a pure Buddhism Guanyin Bodhisattva but a fusion of Buddhist culture and Chinese Taoist culture. It can be said that the Buddhism Guanyin Bodhisattva was organically integrated with the Taoist mother-in-law. Especially after the power of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, with the advancement of women, Guanyin gradually incorporated the side of maternal love, gradually transforming it into a beautiful and charming female Buddha image, such as Shuiyue Guanyin. In China, there is also a saying that Guanyin is a princess of Miaoshan. Therefore, currently Guanyin in China is mainly female.
In traditional Chinese culture and the Book of Changes, the yin and yang balance is very much emphasized. Since there is a belief in the goddess of women, there is bound to be a god who believes in the male body to be associated with it, and in Buddhism it is also non-folk! Therefore, he chose to use the happy Maitreya Buddha as his image. "Mile" is the transliteration of the Sanskrit Maitreya, which means "cishi." It is said that this Buddha often bears compassion. The image of the Maitreya Buddha now is not the “Mira Buddha†in Indian Buddhism, but is shaped in China according to the image of a Buddhist monk. This is the five-generation Mingzhou (now Ningbo, Zhejiang) people, but also Changting child. He often holds a tin stick, hangs a bag on the stick, enters and exits in the towns and villages, and moves around in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was short-heavy, potbellied, and impertinent, sitting around, predicting rain and sunshine, and saying goodbye to people is "accomplished." Because it always carries a bag, it is also known as a "pocket monk."
Stone wear the concept of "male wear Guanyin female Dai Buddha", the first is closely related to the balance of yin and yang advocated in Taoism and Yijing in China. Males are male and females are yin; on the contrary, Guanyin is female and female is male. Therefore, “a male wearing a Guanyin female Buddha†can bring the wearer's body to yin and yang and achieve the balance of yin and yang. From the point of view of traditional Chinese culture, the yin and yang are the metaphysics of the universe. The yin and yang circulation and the sympathy between the yin and yang are the inner nature of the universe and it is the inner mechanism of the human life movement. Therefore, whether it is cultivation or cultivation, it is necessary to reach a balance between yin and yang, thus achieving harmony between body and mind, and the realm of harmony between man and nature. Men take business as their priority and their emotions are greatly influenced by the external working environment. Kuan Yin is gentle and decent, and the man wears Guanyin, which adds a peace and stability to help the cause. At the same time, Guanyin’s homophony is “the official sealâ€, which is related to the Chinese traditional “Hail Sealâ€. The idea of ​​“promoting wealth and promoting wealth†corresponds to people’s good expectations for the prosperous and prosperous future of the cause.
The woman takes the family as the top priority and her mother's image as the head of the family. It is the symbol of the whole family. Maitreya Buddha has a round head, a round belly, and a round body. It is compassionate, full of laughter, a group of gentle and optimistic. Women wearing jade Buddha fully embody the mother's love, and the good expectations for the family and beauty, perfection, and joy; at the same time, it can be as big as the belly buddha and can accommodate the tedious family life. Treating life with laughter, making money and making money, the so-called "home and everything." In the jade carvings, the shape of “Five children and Maitreya†is also a symbol of family life. The homonym of the Buddha is “blessingâ€, and Daifo is also “blessed from generation to generationâ€. He can bless himself, his family, and his sons with harmony and prosperity.
It can thus be seen that "a male wearing a Guanyin female Buddha" is the understanding and sublimation of Chinese traditional jade culture for Buddhist culture and Taoist culture. Of course, both Guanyin and Buddha are patron saints who can help people spread to other people, pray for blessings, ward off evils, save evils, and protect the peace. Therefore, Yu Peizhong Guanyin and the Buddha's wear, we do not necessarily have to fully comply with the "men wear Guanyin female Dai Buddha" this statement, you can also choose to wear according to their interests and hobbies and fate. At present, men wear Buddhas and women wear Guanyin, and as long as they feel good, they are all the same.