Do you know how good Guanyin Bodhisattva is in Journey to the West? To put it simply, it is to bet with Daozu to win Daozu, and the Jade Emperor will welcome him when he sees it, and he will take two golden hoops from the Buddha, and he will pretend not to know, the reason why he is so good is because his identity is too special.
Identity 1: Five Elders of the Five Parties
Let me tell you that there are two kinds of systems in Journey to the West, the first is the Heavenly Court system, and the second is the system of their respective sects. Not all the bigwigs of the sect were able to enter the Heavenly Court, but Guanyin Bodhisattva entered the Heavenly Court and became one of the five elders of the Five Directions. And the Buddha is also one of the five elders of the five directions.
Please the West Heaven Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, South Antarctic Guanyin, East Chong'en Holy Emperor, Ten Continents and Three Islands Immortals, North Pole Xuanling, ** Yellow Pole Yellow Horn Immortal, this is the five elders of the five directions.Seeing no, that is, in a sense, Guanyin Bodhisattva and the Buddha are on the same level. You say that this level of gap, do you want to make many bigwigs have to give him a little face? In fact, you only need to look at it, when Guanyin Bodhisattva comes, the Jade Emperor has to personally greet him, which already explains the status.
Identity 2: The teacher of the Seven Buddhas
Don't see the word bodhisattva and think that he is lower than the Buddha. Whether it is in the real world or in the setting of Journey to the West, Guanyin Bodhisattva is the teacher of the Seven Buddhas. We can take a look at Journey to the West, which clearly points out this point.
You Master of the Seven Buddhas, the Master of Compassion! How did you do it to me!What is the Teacher of the Seven Buddhas? You can simply understand that Guanyin Bodhisattva taught the seven Buddhas. Do you think this status can be lowered? If the Buddha wanted to make his ** a Buddha, he also went through a lot of hardships and made a sutra to pass on the scriptures. And Guanyin Bodhisattva has seven such people under him. Do you think this is a representation of status? It can be said that in Buddhism, the status of Guanyin Bodhisattva is definitely not as low as that of the Buddha.
Identity 3: One of the three saints of the West
We can take a look at how the book praises Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Solve the eight difficulties, save the masses, and have great compassion. The old town of Taishan, living in the South China Sea, saving the suffering and seeking the voice, ten thousand responses, thousands of saints and thousands of spirits.From such a series of statements, it can be seen that although the author said that it may be a Buddhist black, he still has more respect for Guanyin Bodhisattva. After all, it is one of the three saints of the West, and Guanyin Bodhisattva's reputation among the people has always been relatively good. And Guanyin Bodhisattva, in the book, can indeed deserve the praise of the above paragraph.
On the whole, every identity is very good
We can now make a summary, what is the status of Guanyin Bodhisattva? In the heavenly court, he is one of the five elders of the five directions, and in Buddhism, he is the three saints of the West, plus the teacher of the seven Buddhas. In fact, Guanyin Bodhisattva has another layer of identity, that is, if you are linked to the god list, he is still the ** of Yuan Shi Tianzun. And Yuan Shi Tianzun is the top boss of Taoism. In other words, Guanyin Bodhisattva has a human relationship in all aspects.
You say that such a person is not a cow, who is a cow?