Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism (Illustrated)

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“N T-P K S Y P’”


Out of the great compassion of the Buddha Amitabha, from his
pure Dharma Body, you appear in a faultless and crystal pure
body of white light.

Due to this glorious birth, the worlds of beings benefitted. With
compassionate eyes you look on all sentient beings, to render
them help, give them hope and save them from damnation. You
gave to the world the Great Path of Compassion which is, in
actuality, the Path to Liberation.

Since then countless great ones who pursued this wonderful Path
have been saved from the rounds of birth and rebirth. is great
Path is before me right now and I am indeed the fortunate one.
I wish to show my gratitude and pray that I too may successfully
tread your Path so as to illuminate my mind of delusion.

To you, Kuan Shih Yin, Great Bodhisattva, I prostrate. I shall
always hold dear your name and recite your great mantra of sal-
vation: ‘O M P H’.

I pray that there will be peace and harmony in my country and
in all the world. I pray that evil may be overcome by good, for
the happiness of those who are in every state of suffering, and for
the ending of all disasters in the world.

Please accept my offerings of incense, flowers, fruits, prayers and
the merits of the recitations of the Great Compassionate Dharani
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