The Rules for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Devotees (Guanyin Goddess)

Abstract

Guanyin or Avalokitesvara is a Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism that devotee believe that she is highly compassionate towards all beings. She has the goal of asceticism, which is to save all beings from suffering before herself. Therefore, Devotees of Guanyin have three practices which are: 1) Practicing the 5 or 8 precepts in Buddhism which will encourage vegetarianism; 2) Vegetarianism, refraining from eating meat indirectly in support of the strict observance of the precept 1, Panatipata Veramani (refrain from killing animals); and 3) Praying to worship Guanyin, it is to realize her mercy, wisdom, and purity. It is the cultivation of meditation to develop the mind to be calm, to strengthen the wisdom to contemplate the truth. This thought process with faith and wisdom will result in true happiness and success.