In early 1979 the author encountered an unusual spiritual experi-
ence which changed his life and put him onto the Buddhist path.
For weeks he had fervently prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary
and to Sai Baba for a miraculous cure as his younger brother
was stricken with cancer and slowly withering away. Heaven
responded to his cries and Kuan Yin P’usa came into his life
most unexpectedly. Kuan Yin not only promised that his brother
would live but would also be blessed with a son the following
year... and it was so! e author was also asked to establish a
place of worship so that many others could also enjoy Her bless-
ings in the future. us, the Kuan Yin Contemplative Order was
founded in the same year and Kuan Yin has indeed given Her
blessings to a great number of people who went there to worship
Her.Over the years the Kuan Yin Contemplative Order (KYCO)
had been blessed with the visits of numerous world-renowned
Buddhist Dharma Masters who gave teachings there. It was
then that the author realised that many who called themselves
Buddhists had only a very vague idea of what Buddhism is.
is led him to produce this book with the sincere objective
of inducing such people to spend more time in Dharma study.
With a comprehensive description of each of the Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas of the popular Chinese Pantheon, the inclusion
of the many colourful illustrations and the basic teachings of
the Buddha which all Buddhists should know, it is hoped that
this unique book will make Dharma-reading pleasurable. For
the sake of avoiding undue publicity he has chosen to use his
Buddhist name as the author of this book.