"Who is a Bodhisattva?" The term "Bodhisattva" is a Sanskirt word with Bodhi meaning Wisdom or Enlightenment and "Sattva" meaning Essence or Being. Thus we joined this two words together, Bodhisattva means an aspiring or wisdom being who is determined to attain Buddhahood.
When enlightened, he renounces Nirvana and goes on living in this Samsara world for the sake of others, and finally becomes a fully Enlightened Buddha or a Samyaksambuddha after perfecting himself during an infinite period of time.
According to Lord Buddha, there are many in the past who practised these Buddhist principles and had attained Buddhahood. Out of the most famous is Kuan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy for which many Buddhist devotees would have recited her name and prayed to her in the various temples.
The name Kuan Shih Yin Pusa is the direct translation of his Sanskrit name of Avalokitesvara which has the following meaning:-
Kuan - 'contemplate of look on'
Shih - 'the world or region of sufferers'
Yin - 'all sounds of the world, i.e. the crying sounds of beings, verbal or mental,
and seeking seeking salvation which touch the heart of the Lord who pities.'
In one of the Chinese Mahayana sutras called "Meow Hwa Lian Hwa Keng" or the "Pure Lotus Sutra, an entire chapter is devoted to Kuan Yin in which the Lord Buddha describes this Bodhisattva as one who has her face turned in every direction in order to save all beings and that there is no form or shape that Kuan Yin will not assume to preach the Dharma to sentient beings.
In the same sutra, the Lord Buddha said that anyone who calls upon Kuan Yin with a faithfully heart, will be delivered instantly from all his or her sufferings. By virtue of her supernatural powers, is is able to save all sentient beings from all kinds of danger, give them whatever they want, and preach the dharma freely by appearing in whatever form that suits the nature of the faithful.
When enlightened, he renounces Nirvana and goes on living in this Samsara world for the sake of others, and finally becomes a fully Enlightened Buddha or a Samyaksambuddha after perfecting himself during an infinite period of time.
According to Lord Buddha, there are many in the past who practised these Buddhist principles and had attained Buddhahood. Out of the most famous is Kuan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy for which many Buddhist devotees would have recited her name and prayed to her in the various temples.
The name Kuan Shih Yin Pusa is the direct translation of his Sanskrit name of Avalokitesvara which has the following meaning:-
Kuan - 'contemplate of look on'
Shih - 'the world or region of sufferers'
Yin - 'all sounds of the world, i.e. the crying sounds of beings, verbal or mental,
and seeking seeking salvation which touch the heart of the Lord who pities.'
In one of the Chinese Mahayana sutras called "Meow Hwa Lian Hwa Keng" or the "Pure Lotus Sutra, an entire chapter is devoted to Kuan Yin in which the Lord Buddha describes this Bodhisattva as one who has her face turned in every direction in order to save all beings and that there is no form or shape that Kuan Yin will not assume to preach the Dharma to sentient beings.
In the same sutra, the Lord Buddha said that anyone who calls upon Kuan Yin with a faithfully heart, will be delivered instantly from all his or her sufferings. By virtue of her supernatural powers, is is able to save all sentient beings from all kinds of danger, give them whatever they want, and preach the dharma freely by appearing in whatever form that suits the nature of the faithful.
Mantra
Om Mani Padme Hum
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