Picture Guan Yin

[Hotchilli 0]

Can pray the Guan Yin picture rather than a statue? The pic must kai guang or not huh? Must ask master about position of not?

[edenstrauss 3]

Can pray the Guan Yin picture rather than a statue? The pic must kai guang or not huh? Must ask master about position of not?

Hi hotchilli,

yes u could go for a guanyin picture in lieu of a statue.

But there are variations in religious practices over here in Singapore. So it really depends on your beliefs.

The traditional type of picture comes in a frame and could be easily bought from rochor centre. U should be able to buy them off the shelves from the shops there. My granny owns such a picture of guandi & his 2 assistants; and it's indeed the traditional kind that u see in those taiwanese dramas. Hers had been enshrined as far back as the 1950s so it's really an antique.

Some people paste pictures of buddhas at home to remind themselves of the essence of buddhism: being kind & compassionate & tolerant just like the buddhas. Devotees with such a motivation use those pictures as a form of inspiration to strive to attain buddhahood. So in such instances, having it enshrined or not, doesn't seem to matter any more.

As for nimm12's idealogy, it is in my opinion to say that this is for those who doesn't require any visual aids to relate to the buddhas. Very few humans out there have attained such a level. All of us humans are generally influenced by senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, etc... Hence, the need for a picture or statue.

[jazzie 0]

Hi hotchilli,

yes u could go for a guanyin picture in lieu of a statue.

But there are variations in religious practices over here in Singapore. So it really depends on your beliefs.

The traditional type of picture comes in a frame and could be easily bought from rochor centre. U should be able to buy them off the shelves from the shops there. My granny owns such a picture of guandi & his 2 assistants; and it's indeed the traditional kind that u see in those taiwanese dramas. Hers had been enshrined as far back as the 1950s so it's really an antique.

Some people paste pictures of buddhas at home to remind themselves of the essence of buddhism: being kind & compassionate & tolerant just like the buddhas. Devotees with such a motivation use those pictures as a form of inspiration to strive to attain buddhahood. So in such instances, having it enshrined or not, doesn't seem to matter any more.

As for nimm12's idealogy, it is in my opinion to say that this is for those who doesn't require any visual aids to relate to the buddhas. Very few humans out there have attained such a level. All of us humans are generally influenced by senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, etc... Hence, the need for a picture or statue.

Hi, you mean for picture type of Guan Ying, must attain ceratin level?

[bepgof 20]

Hi, you mean for picture type of Guan Ying, must attain ceratin level?

"Gods" are "spiritual beings" who can appear in any forms (to human's eye or brain), or possess and reside in ANY materials whether wood, porcelain, paper, metal..........This is bepgof's belief.

Edenstrauss was saying human are "see-to-remember" creatures and whether a picture or a statue makes indifference, but there are various practices of the religious acts, and most commoners requie some forms of materials like a picture or a statue to remind the worshippers of the presence of the Gods.

Need to use "spirit/heart" to worship God, since God itself is a spirit = 无所不在，无所不知，无所不能。It needs no materials but "hearts" from human being for worshipping. "Hearts" translate into good acts. That is why there is a saying: 人在作"天"在开。We are at all times being monitored!