People living in southern Fujian must be very familiar with the temples in the mountains, or the temples in the alleys, or the Buddhist platforms at home. On some important festival, devout devotees always bring incense candles and offerings to the temple to worship the gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Therefore, in the southern Fujian region, where the Buddhist atmosphere is strong, there are many religious temples scattered in a staggered manner; such as the Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen, the Brahma Zen Temple in Tong'an, etc.; today Xiaobian wants to take you into the Nine Lotus Mountain Guanyin Temple in Jimei. This is a temple built on a mountain, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate; the pines and cypresses in the temple are green and the life is eclipsed; it is heart-warming! The architecture inside the temple is magnificent, with carved beams and paintings, and the Buddhist Zen culture is everywhere. Not only that, the temple also arranged many stone carvings, including cliff carvings, stone steps, towering stone carvings of Guanyin... This stone statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the Nine Lotus Mountain, from its towering momentum, gives people a sense of sacredness and loftiness.
From the gestures of the stone statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of him and the magic instrument he was holding in his hand, he could see that it was a stone statue of Yang Liu Guanyin. The stone carving Guanyin style is rich and colorful, and the common stone carving Guanyin styles in the temple are: stone carving dripping water Guanyin, stone carving Willow Guanyin, stone carving pine nut Guanyin and so on. The morphological feature of the stone carving of The Willow Guanyin is holding a "willow branch" in his hand, and some people believe that the image of the stone sculpture Guanyin Bodhisattva holding a willow branch in his hand originated in the Western Regions, that is, the birthplace of Buddhism. Because there is a custom in the western region, every day to use willow branches to clean teeth, or directly chew willow branches to achieve the purpose of brushing teeth; willow branches are also known as "tooth wood" in the western region.
The stone carving of the willow Guanyin treasure is solemn and compassionate, the lotus eyes are hanging low, and Wan'er smiles; it makes people feel like a spring breeze. Guanyin Bodhisattva's head is transformed into a Buddha, and the smooth and neat sideburns embody the stone sculpture of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The overall shape of the guanyin bodhisattva stone statue is very exquisite, a pair of heavenly clothes from the head down, light and flowing; the scarf is carved around the delicate and smooth flower and grass pattern, making the stone sculpture Guanyin Bodhisattva look more feminine and gentle charm. Not only that, but the stone sculpture of The Willow Guanyin holding a willow branch has a deeper meaning; the willow sprouts in the spring, representing the bodhisattva's heart to nurture all things like spring; it also represents that the Dharma can flourish like the growth of all things. A breeze blows, and the wicker sways with the wind, representing the softness and pleasure of the bodhisattva's heart. Nourishing all things and being soft and compassionate, Guanyin Bodhisattva always brings people the feeling of a spring breeze. Because of this, people feel that the image of Guanyin Bodhisattva holding a willow branch in his hand, with a selfless and compassionate heart, and sprinkling nectar water all over the water to make sentient beings eliminate disasters and avoid difficulties is the true portrayal of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
The quiet and tranquil scenery of the temple is always fascinating; when we enter the temple and escape into the scenery of the Buddha country, we will be deeply attracted by the Sanskrit sounds in the temple, so that the world will forget the world's deceit. The rich Zen in the temple comes not only from the Sanskrit sound of the monks chanting prayers and blessings, but also from the stone-carved bodhisattvas enshrined in the temple. A solemn and compassionate stone statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva can make people truly feel the magical Dharma, and can also nourish the hearts of mortals. This is also the reason why many religious temples like to worship the stone carved Guanyin Bodhisattva, the solemn stone sculpture of Guanyin not only makes people feel the profound Buddhist culture, but also its compassion and compassion also makes people have more spiritual strength.