Chapter Seventy-Seven: Blood is thicker than water--- complementing each other
Under the leadership of the tour guide's sister, the tour group finally came to the South China Sea Guanyin, Zhang Haorong carefully looked at the Buddha statue in front of him, he had to look up to see the whole Buddha statue, at this moment he couldn't help but regret, let him regret because he was just in the distance, he forgot to take a picture of the honor of the whole Buddha statue. So now he has to go back a few hundred meters to get a picture of the whole Buddha statue!
Although Zhang Haorong withdrew a few hundred meters backwards at a time in order to take pictures of the appearance of the entire Buddha statue, he felt that it was worth running a little wrong this time, because the dignity of this Buddha statue will always be deep in his heart, and after taking a complete Buddha statue, Zhao Haorong couldn't wait to return to the area where the team was located, the reason why he was so impatient was not because he was afraid that he would be separated from the team, but because he was afraid that he would miss the wonderful explanation of the tour guide sister because of his short departure!
When Zhang Haorong returned to the team again, the tour guide sister had already begun to explain the introduction of this Buddha statue, as for what he missed because of the short departure just now, he didn't know, he had no choice but to continue to listen to the tour guide sister explained: Sanya Nanshan Sea Guanyin Statue, by the former Chinese Buddhist Association President Zhao Puchu personally selected the site. According to Venerable Sheng Hui, vice president and secretary general of the Buddhist Association, the project of the Guanyin statue on the sea in Nanshan Mountain in Sanya began to be prepared in 1995, was approved in 1999 and broke ground in the same year, with a total investment of 800 million yuan. Globally, the statue of Guanyin on the sea of Nanshan is second to none and is the pride of Chinese Buddhism. Guanyin Bodhisattva represents compassion in Buddhism, mainly in the Western Elysium to assist Amitabha Buddha in receiving rebirth, and in the world of sava, that is, in the real world, to help Shakyamuni Buddha carry out teachings.
Guanyin Bodhisattva can show many wonderful faces, and can say boundless secret mantras. The appearance of the wonderful face, the said mantra can make all beings fearless. Believers call him the fearless one. The main body of Guanyin Bodhisattva is the harmonious and pure Baojue Shengguanyin, the heavenly way is the wishful wheel Guanyin, and the humane is called the right Guanyin. There are many incarnations of the corresponding subjects, the earliest of which are the six Guanyin corresponding to the six realms, the path of reincarnation of sentient beings. The degree of Zhun Guanyin, the degree of Shura Road is the eleven-faced Guanyin, the degree of animal and livestock is the horse-headed Guanyin, the degree of hell is the holy Guanyin, and the way of the hungry ghost is the thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Guanyin. There are 32 Guanyin in response to the fate of all sentient beings, and there are 48 Guanyin and 84 Guanyin in the image of the Dharma.
The statue of Guanyin on the sea of Nanshan is designed as the integrated three shapes of Guanyin, and from the front of each statue is a statue of Guanyin, and the whole picture of the three statues of Guanyin with different gestures can be seen around a circle. The statue of Guanyin on the sea of Nanshan is a comprehensive embodiment of the incarnation of Guanyin. The three Goddess of Mercy hold beads, lotus and Zheng respectively in their hands, each with different meanings: the front is holding the Sutra Guanyin, reflecting the wisdom and virtue of Guanyin. The Sutra represents the 600 volumes of the Prajna Sutra, which means that Guanyin "self-discipline, wisdom and compassion", which can not only benefit oneself, but also be altruistic, contemplate the opportunities of all sentient beings and transform them into freedom, and enlighten the wisdom of sentient beings with Prajna. On the right is Guanyin, holding a rosary, embodying the liberating virtue of Guanyin, that is, completely getting rid of ignorance and all kinds of shackles, reaching the realm of great freedom and freedom, and expressing the compassionate spirit of "all beings reciting the Buddha, and the Buddha reciting all sentient beings". On the left is the holding lotus Guanyin, reflecting the Dharma body virtue of Guanyin. Guanyin is the deity of the Tantric Lotus Department, the lotus is the samaya form of Guanyin, which is the four virtues of "always happy and pure"; it is the holy flower in Buddhism, symbolizing the flesh and heart of all beings, the lotus body is pure, out of the mud and not stained, and the rhizome is through the heart, symbolizing "the heart of the Buddha and all sentient beings, three no differences". In general, it represents the purity of Guanyin and the six roundnesses.
These three Guanyin expressions are immeasurable, holding the scriptures is the heart, wisdom, peace of mind, three-dimensional, inward, seeing, reasoning, emptiness, true meaning, ......; Holding lotus is color, environment, initiation, manifestation, externality, cultivation, dependence, righteousness, and common truth......; Holding beads is wonderful, then the color heart is the same, the director is unhindered, there is no two, and the truth and vulgarity are integrated. These three Guanyin purify the three karma of "body, mouth, and mind", break the three confusions of "seeing and thinking, dust and sand, and ignorance", and clarify the three views of "emptiness, falsehood, and neutrality", and pass through the three vehicles of "sound and hearing, edge consciousness, and bodhisattva", and combine the three parts of "Vajra Realm, Tibetan Realm, and Su Siddhi", and prove the three wisdoms of "all wisdom, Tao wisdom, and all kinds of wisdom".
The statue of Guanyin generally represents the image of Guanyin's great compassion of "great compassion and happiness with all sentient beings, great compassion to pull out the suffering of all sentient beings". If the Statue of Liberty represents the ideas of "freedom", "equality" and the pursuit of individuality in the Western world, then the statue of Guanyin on the sea in Nanshan is the spiritual symbol of "compassion", "wisdom" and "peace" in the Eastern world.
The design of the statue of Guanyin on the sea of Nanshan concentrates the classics of statue art in various eras, and skillfully combines them to form a very aesthetic artistic image. Its clothes flutter like lifting, its face is compassionate and solemn, as if stepping on the sea, wanting to save all beings from suffering, the overall image makes people revere at first sight, is the perfect combination of "truth, goodness, and beauty".
The design of the statue of Guanyin on the sea of Nanshan not only conforms to the teachings of Buddhism, but also embodies the image of great compassion and compassion of Guanyin, and responds to the changes of the information age, with the characteristics of aesthetics, architecture, sculpture, Buddhist art, science and technology.
After listening to the introduction of the tour guide's sister, Zhang Haorong suddenly felt a lot, because at the beginning, he was only deeply attracted by the majesty of the Buddha statue and the beautiful scenery around him, and did not think too much about the culture of Buddhism and the profound meaning behind the building, as well as the "true", "good" and "beautiful" life essence contained behind the Buddha statue. But at this moment, he feels that the feelings that the Nanhai Guanyin statue wants to express are exactly the value of his future life, and he also has his own way of understanding these three words, he feels: "true" is to live a true, sincere, and real life! At the same time, he must also face his future life with a rigorous attitude. "Goodness" is to know how to look at everything he encounters on the road of life with a kind heart, although he does not know what kind of things will be encountered on the road of life in the future, but he firmly believes that as long as he has a kind heart, he can go all over the world. And "beauty" was just a simple word for him before the beginning of this trip, mostly used to describe people's appearance, but he happened to have nothing to do with this word. As this journey unfolded, he gradually subverted his understanding of the word, and now he believes that the word "beauty" can be used to describe more than just people's faces and the surrounding scenery. Now he thinks that the word beauty is diverse, can be used to describe the human heart, and all the good things in this world, at the same time, he also deeply understands that in order to feel the beauty of life, we must do two prerequisites, that is, from our own heart to achieve the meaning of the words "true" and "good", because only in this way can we feel at ease the meaning behind the word "beauty".
It was from this time that he secretly made a decision, the three words "truth", "goodness" and "beauty" will become the guidelines on his future life path, and no matter what kind of things he will encounter in the future, he must adhere to these three words.