Kuan Yin's name translates to:
"She Who Hears the Cries of the World."
Kuan Yin mantra:
"Namo Kuan Shi Yin Pusa."
"I hail to the Bodhisattva who listens with mercy to the sounds of the world."
Excerpt from the P'u Men Chapter of the Lotus Sutra:
"True Kuan Yin! Pure Kuan Yin!
Immeasurably wise Kuan Yin!
Merciful and filled with pity,
Ever longed-for and revered!
O' Radiance spotless and effulgent!
O' night-dispelling Sun of Wisdom!
O' Vanquisher of storm and flame!
Your glory fills the world!
Immeasurably wise Kuan Yin!
Merciful and filled with pity,
Ever longed-for and revered!
O' Radiance spotless and effulgent!
O' night-dispelling Sun of Wisdom!
O' Vanquisher of storm and flame!
Your glory fills the world!
Your pity is a shield from lightning,
Your compassion forms a wondrous cloud
Which, raining down the Dharma-nectar,
Extinguishes the flames of woe."
(photo by Jpatokal at Daien-in Temple, Japan)
