The zodiac of the rat people: Thousand-armed Guanyin

Each of the twelve zodiac signs has a different natal Buddha, so what is the natal Buddha for the zodiac sign of the Rooster? What are the legends about the zodiac Buddha? Let’s take a look with Qili editor below!

The natal Buddha of the Rat

Thousand-Armed Guanyin Bodhisattva is the natal Buddha of people born in the Year of the Rat. When you wear it and worship it, she can silently bless you to overcome various difficulties and eliminate various illnesses. When you are lucky, she can make you more brilliant. When you are unlucky, she can eliminate various obstacles and resolve various disasters, so that you can successfully pass through the difficulties and achieve a happy, peaceful and auspicious life. Therefore, if people born in the Year of the Rat can devoutly wear or worship the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s natal Buddhist image, everything will go smoothly and all their wishes will come true.

Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara

Thousand-Armed Guanyin, also known as Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin, Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Armed Guanyin, etc., is one of the four great Bodhisattvas in Chinese folk beliefs. Thousand-Armed Guanyin is the left attendant of Amitabha Buddha, and together with Amitabha Buddha and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Amitabha Buddha's right attendant), they are collectively known as the "Three Holy Ones of the West".

According to Buddhist scriptures, the thousand hands of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva represent the protection of all living beings, and the thousand eyes represent the observation of the world. After the Tang Dynasty, the Thousand-Armed Guanyin statue gradually became the main statue worshipped in many temples in China. The image of Thousand-Armed Guanyin often uses forty-two hands to symbolize a thousand hands, with one eye in each hand.

Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara is the most virtuous figure in the Avalokitesvara sect. "Thousand" means infinite and perfect. "Thousand hands" represent the boundless great compassion, and "thousand eyes" represent the perfect and unobstructed wisdom. According to the Dharani Sutra, the Thousand-armed Thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara can benefit and bring happiness to all living beings. According to the needs of all living beings, he corresponds to the five sections and five methods and satisfies all their wishes.

Thousand-Armed Guanyin is a symbol of great compassion. When you wear it, she can silently bless you to overcome various difficulties and eliminate various illnesses. When you are lucky, she can make you more brilliant. When you are unlucky, she can eliminate various obstacles and resolve various disasters, so that you can successfully pass through the difficulties and achieve a happy, peaceful and auspicious life.

Therefore, if people born in the Year of the Rat can devoutly wear or worship the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s natal Buddhist image, everything will go smoothly and all their wishes will come true.

Thousand-armed Guanyin birthday: February 19th of the lunar calendar