Strolling through the 433 halls in Kyoto, you can see the amazing 100 1 Avalokitesvara.
No.33 Hall was established in 1 164, located in Dongshan District of Kyoto City. The official name of the 33rd Hall is Lotus Palace, which is a long traditional wooden structure. The front 34 columns divide the space into 33 rooms with a length of120m. The lotus king is Guanyin with a thousand hands. A statue of Guanyin, more than three meters high, sits in the center of the lobby. On both sides of this statue, there are 500 Guanyin bodhisattvas with different shapes and one person's height. There are 100 1 avalokitesvara buddhas in the whole lobby.
Wearing crowns and ornaments, these bodhisattvas are gorgeous in clothes and gentle in expression, which makes them more solemn and sacred in the dim light. The hall is very narrow, and there is no end in sight for the long corridor. Under the gaze of 100 1 avalokitesvara, tourists move forward slowly step by step, and the great sense of sacredness and mystery of religion reaches their hearts.
Thirty-three changes of Guanyin bodhisattva She has forty hands, and each hand can save twenty-five kinds of worlds. Guanyin Bodhisattva in Hall 33 100 1. Behind this figure is the people's eager desire for salvation from suffering. Guanyin Bodhisattva has not yet become a Buddha, and her image is more close to the people. Guanyin Bodhisattva is always ready to help the poor, and the people of China have the habit of worshipping her since ancient times. There are the most temples dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva everywhere. Shuangling Temple, a symbol of longevity and longevity in the suburbs of Dandong. The main hall is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva with thousands of hands, and the incense is constantly burning, so it is called North Putuo.
In the square outside Hall 33, a grand sacrifice activity is going on. In the square, there are many sacrifices on a long chopping board. There are many pine and cypress branches in front of the chopping board. Many old people in white robes lit this pile of pine and cypress branches after chanting, and the smoke floated to Hall 33 and the sky. In the bulletin board of the temple, I saw that this is an annual sacrifice activity called Guzha Sacrifice. I don't know Japanese, but it's probably "ⅹ fire burning ⅹ sacrifice".
There are various sacrificial activities in Kyoto all year round, some in temples and some in the streets. These ceremonies originated in ancient times and are now grand ceremonies celebrated by Kyoto people, which makes this ancient capital with a thousand years of life glow with vitality from time to time.