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Book Synopsis Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion by : Sandy Boucher
Download or read book Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion written by Sandy Boucher and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2000-05-12 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy Boucher, celebrated author of Opening the Lotus and Turning the Wheel, now offers North American readers their first opportunity to share in Kwan Yin's illuminating wisdom. Along with providing meditations, chants, and prayers this lovely, illustrated volume recounts the stories of this bodhisattva (one who delays her own full enlightenment to work for the liberation of all beings) and explains Kwan Yin's role in Buddhism. Discovering Kwan Yin is sure to become an important spiritual touchstone for those who seek to celebrate the goddess in their lives, to give and receive the loving power of her presence.
Download or read book Kuan Yin written by Maya van der Meer and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner Bank Street College of Education "The Best Children’s Books of the Year" Moonbeams Children’s Book Awards "Best Illustrator" Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale. Miao Shan isn't your typical princess. She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. Miao Shan's heart is so full of love that her dream is to spread happiness throughout the land and help people endlessly. But her father has other plans for her--he intends to have her married and remain in the palace. With the help of her little sister Ling, Miao Shan escapes and begins her journey to discover the true meaning of compassion. During their adventure, Ling and Miao Shan are eventually separated. Ling must overcome doubts, fears, and loneliness in order to realize what her sister had told her all along--that love is the greatest power in the world. After the sisters' reunion, Miao Shan realizes her true calling as Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion. A princess-adventure story like none other, this ancient Chinese tale of the world's most beloved Buddhist hero is a story of sisterhood, strength, and following your own path.
Book Synopsis Becoming Kuan Yin by : Stephen Levine
Download or read book Becoming Kuan Yin written by Stephen Levine and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine’s first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for her compassion. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but uncaring man. This is the story of how Miao Shan refused to follow the path her father had in mind and, instead, became Kuan Yin, the first acknowledged female Buddha who watches over the dying and those who work with them. Levine weaves together story and practice and helps readers discover their own infinite capacity for mercy and compassion under difficult circumstances. This book will have resonance for Kuan Yin's millions of followers.
Book Synopsis Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion by : Sandy Boucher
Download or read book Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion written by Sandy Boucher and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2000-05-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy Boucher, celebrated author of Opening the Lotus and Turning the Wheel, now offers North American readers their first opportunity to share in Kwan Yin's illuminating wisdom. Along with providing meditations, chants, and prayers this lovely, illustrated volume recounts the stories of this bodhisattva (one who delays her own full enlightenment to work for the liberation of all beings) and explains Kwan Yin's role in Buddhism. Discovering Kwan Yin is sure to become an important spiritual touchstone for those who seek to celebrate the goddess in their lives, to give and receive the loving power of her presence.
Download or read book Kuan Yin written by Martin Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Female Deities in Buddhism by : Vessantara
Download or read book Female Deities in Buddhism written by Vessantara and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queens and old crones, Buddhas and goddesses, mothers and wild women. Female deities in Buddhism take many forms to inspire, beguile, rouse and protect us. Enter the magical realm of gently compassionate Kuan Yin from China, meet the elusive golden goddess from India representing Perfect Wisdom, and tangle with the energetic embodiments of freedom, the fearless sky-dancing dakinis of Tibet. Respected Western Buddhist teacher Vessantara invites us to learn more about ourselves as women and men by reflecting on these figures, for within us lie the seeds of love, wisdom and freedom that these figures symbolise in their fullness, qualities we can nurture through contemplating the beauty of these enlightened beings. Engage not just with your head but with your heart. Follow your intuition ... enrich your life. My thanks to Vessantara for a treasure trove of fascinating information, explanation, and anecdote on the feminine divine. This is an invaluable introductory source book.Sandy Boucher, author of Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion.
Book Synopsis Bodhisattva of Compassion by : John Blofeld
Download or read book Bodhisattva of Compassion written by John Blofeld and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is the embodiment of selfless love, the supreme symbol of radical compassion, and, for more than a millennium throughout Asia, she has been revered as “The One Who Hearkens to the Cries of the World.” Kuan Yin is both a Buddhist symbol and a beloved deity of Chinese folk religion. John Blofeld’s classic study traces the history of this most famous of all the bodhisattvas from her origins in India (as the male figure Avalokiteshvara) to Tibet, China, and beyond, along the way highlighting her close connection to other figures such as Tara and Amitabha. The account is full of charming stories of Blofeld’s encounters with Kuan Yin’s devotees during his journeys in China. The book also contains meditation and visualization techniques associated with the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and translations of poems and yogic texts devoted to her.
Book Synopsis Searching for Guan Yin by : Sarah E. Truman
Download or read book Searching for Guan Yin written by Sarah E. Truman and published by White Pine Press (NY). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a journey through China filled with unexpected encounters, Sarah Truman searches for the goddess Guan Yin.
Book Synopsis The Kuan Yin Oracle by : Stephen Karcher
Download or read book The Kuan Yin Oracle written by Stephen Karcher and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kuan Yin, the ancient Chinese goddess of Compassion, is the principal goddess in the Eastern firmament. Wherever there are Chinese or Japanese speaking people in the world - in homes, restaurants, workplaces, small urban temples and shrines - Kuan Yin's image can be found. The ritual of consulting her has brought solace, hope and insight to countless people and it continues to be an integral part of the lives of tens of millions of people throughout the East today. Stephen Karcher's interpretation of this ancient text presents 'The 100 Poems of the Goddess', as relevant today as they were 1000 years ago, in an extremely easy to use and amazingly insightful form. Simply ask the oracle a question. By opening your heart to the answer, you allow yourself to be 're-arranged' by the symbol or figure Kuan Yin gives you. Then turn to the relevant page for that symbol in the book, where you will find directions to help you focus your energy and choose the right path to find an answer.
Book Synopsis Turning The Wheel by : Sandy Boucher
Download or read book Turning The Wheel written by Sandy Boucher and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1993-10-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boucher celebrates the many contributions of women to American Buddhism and provides an intimate look at the lives of women who are the teachers, scholars, nuns, and followers of a newly evolving Buddhist practice in this country. "A thought-provoking examination".--Victoria Scott, San Francisco Chronicle. Photos.
Book Synopsis The Kuan Yin Oracle by : Stephen Karcher
Download or read book The Kuan Yin Oracle written by Stephen Karcher and published by Element Books Limited. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassionate, bountiful, and the most popular female Buddhist deity, Kuan Yin is the great protector. Invoked as Kannon in Japan, Tara in Tibet, and Kuan Yin in China, she is a practical goddess, consulted by millions, offering useful advice for everyday problems. The first oracle of its kind, this entertaining kit includes a book -- with an introduction, easy-to-follow instructions, and 100 Poems of the Oracle -- as well as a statue of the goddess, and 100 numbered bamboo "Sticks of Fate". How it works: when readers have a question for Kuan Yin, they place the sticks in a bamboo shaker, hold it at an angle, and shake it from side to side. One stick will fall out, and the answer is determined by the number on the stick, which corresponds to one of the Poems. The statue provides a serene visual focal point for the ritual.
Book Synopsis Kuan Yin Chronicles by : Martin Palmer
Download or read book Kuan Yin Chronicles written by Martin Palmer and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kuan Yin is the most important, best-loved deity in the Chinese world. She is the living expression of compassion and the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Yet she is barely known in the West. The authors of The Kuan Yin Chronicles introduce Kuan Yin to Western readers, and reveal that Kuan Yin is the mystery and power of the divine feminine, who transcends all doctrines, creeds, and traditions. The book is divided into three sections: 1. The origins and evolution of Kuan Yin in early China, Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanism. 2. The myths and stories about Kuan Yin. 3. Fresh translations of 100 Kuan Yin poems, which function as both literature and tools for divination and prophecy. The Kuan Yin Chronicles is for any Western reader who wants to connect with the ancient power of the Goddess in their lives.
Book Synopsis The Promise of Kuan Yin by : Martin Palmer
Download or read book The Promise of Kuan Yin written by Martin Palmer and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best and most comprehensive book on the most important and best-loved Chinese goddess. Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too. Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity—and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion whose gentle face and elegant figure form the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West, and few studies had been made of her. Originally published as Kuan Yin by Harper Collins in 1995 (and republished as The Kuan Yin Chronicles by Hampton Roads in 2009), this seminal work explores the origins and evolution of the goddess in ancient China, early Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanism. Religious scholar Martin Palmer and Chinese divination expert Man-Ho Kwok discuss the Kuan Yin myths and stories, and Jay Ramsay provides fresh translations of 100 Kuan Yin poems that function both as literature and divination tools. “A compelling story that reads like a detective mystery . . . and shows the contemporary reassertion of the Goddess in the hearts and minds of men and women.” —Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade. Previously published as The Kuan Yin Chronicles.
Book Synopsis Bodhisattva of Compassion by : John Blofeld
Download or read book Bodhisattva of Compassion written by John Blofeld and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This portrait of the Buddhist embodiment of compassion is both an informative study by a leading scholar of Buddhism and an engaging account of the author's search for the mystical significance of the goddess. An object of joyous devotion in Chinese folk religion, Kuan Yin is revered for her saving power: it is said that anyone in distress who calls on her with sincerity will be rescued from suffering and harm. On a deeper level, Kuan Yin symbolizes the liberating energy of compassion, which is an indispensable aid in the quest for enlightenment. John Blofeld evokes the charming presence of Kuan Yin through colorful anecdotes, personal experiences, and descriptions of Buddhist rituals and legends encountered during his travels throughout China. At the same time, he offers a learned account of the goddess's history and importance in Chinese thought and religion. He explores the origin of the Bodhisattva of Compassion in India and Tibet, in the form of Avalokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chenresig), a male deity who evolved into the gentle mother/maiden figure of Chinese Buddhism. Meditation and visualization techniques associated with Kuan Yin are given, and her principal iconographic forms are described. Illustrated with images from Chinese and Tibetan sacred art, the book also contains translations of devotional poems and yogic texts. Bodhisattva of Compassion is undoubtedly the most complete and illuminating picture of Kuan Yin available.
Download or read book ?? written by Chün-fang Yü and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yu presents a groundbreaking, comprehensive study of one of the most popular and important "deities" in the Buddhist pantheon--one who changed gender as he/she was imported into China from India. Yu explores this dramatic transformation of the (male) Indian bodhisattva Avalokitesvara into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin--from a relatively minor figure in the Buddha's retinue to a universal savior and one of the most popular deities in Chinese religion.
Book Synopsis Oracle of Compassion by : Hope Bradford
Download or read book Oracle of Compassion written by Hope Bradford and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gates of Truth are Numberless! "Sit with me in divine faith and believe in me. And I will be there!...I am energy manifested into form. I don't have any need for material things. Nor, do the laws of karma bind me. I'm free, without any karmic restraints. I don't get a reward for providing you with this information. Instead, I delight in helping to liberate souls. I come from a realm where there is instant, mind to mind understanding. There can be no lies; no misunderstanding. I'm a power magnet. I'll open the portal and what you need for your life will pour into you...When people acknowledge my presence, that's what makes it work. However, I will never force my memory on people. It's all a matter of Free Will. Free Will is very important. People must have Free Will to exist!" Kuan Yin In these interesting times, Bodhisattva Kuan Yin, provides Her spiritual teachings for our modern era. Compassion at the level personified by Kuan Yin is not some luxury sentiment that might be expressed towards others at the appropriate moment. Indeed, it is foundational for our very humanity. Emphasizing faith, love and knowledge as the pathway to liberation, Mahāyāna Buddhism reveres Bodhisattva Kuan Yin, (She who hears the cries of the world) as their central figure of worship. Personal enlightenment, according to the above spiritual discipline, is manifested through compassion which forms the basis of all perfections.While, primarily aligned with Mahāyāna Buddhism, this manuscript also presents new spiritual dimensions. As is emphasized in this text, reciting Kuan Yin's mantra: Aum Mani Padme Hum, allows one to call upon Her for help and comfort. While there are varying translations, among Kuan Yin's four traditional vows are: "The gates to truth are numberless." and "The way of awakening is supreme, I vow to realize." Within Buddhist tradition, Kuan Yin is known for Her infinite compassion and vow to relieve suffering for those living on earth. Herein, then, are the deity's sage words for how we, as eternal beings reincarnated on earth, can live in accordance with Her spiritual teachings. An alumni of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Hope Bradford CHt continued on to become a licensed Hypnotherapist. During a scheduled hypnosis sessions, her client, Lena Lees, began to spontaneously channel the modern spiritual teachings of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin. Having, for nearly two decades, written about and practiced these teachings, Ms. Bradford has experienced the profound peace and joy the Bodhisattva's wisdom can bring. Having again come for hypnosis and achieved her trance state, Ms. Lees once described a most exquisite "gateway to truth" "It's very interesting how Kuan Yin will manifest gifts for me. She has created a beautiful marble entrance-way that sits on a beach that I now can go through. Peering through this magical portal, I see Kuan Yin riding on a dragon. She is having such a good time! I hear Kuan Yin say, 'Come sit with this energy for awhile. It is an All-Knowing energy. There is so much beyond an earthly existence; when we leave our bodies. There is much work to do in these realms. There are so many souls that need help. I'm just asking you to send my message about this All-Knowing, limitless energy. Most people don't have the opportunity to experience this energy while still in a human body. Don't you know Lena that you can come here anytime?" Featuring a compendium summarizing the forty Kuan Yin Buddhism Universal Laws codifying humanity's primary resources of love and free will, the primacy of sound and frequency, true meditation, the infinite realms, the simultaneous nature of reality, Kuan Yin's Love and Forgiveness Principle and the multidimensional nature of reincarnation, this manuscript presents a tapestry of found pieces to the cosmic puzzle, based on astounding psychic phenomena. .
Book Synopsis The Kuan Yin Oracle by : Stephen L. Karcher
Download or read book The Kuan Yin Oracle written by Stephen L. Karcher and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kuan Yin, the Compassionate One or literally the one who sees and hears the cries of the world is the principal goddess in the eastern firmament. She is centuries older than the Christian Virgin Mary but not unconnected with her in that in most illustrations she holds a rosary, suggesting purification of the cycle of birth and death, and a willow branch, a symbol of Buddhist virtues.
