Shi Yinguang
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Shi Yinguang, or Yinguang for short, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and considered the Thirteenth Patriarch of the Pure Land tradition. Yinguang lived during the rapid societal changes of the Republic of
A photograph of Yinguang
Annotated photo of Yinguang
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
Mahasthamaprapta
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Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a Bodhisattva Mahāsattva who represents the power of wisdom. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength".
Shi Yinguang
…the nianfo, in a way that resonated with modern society. In Chinese Buddhist tradition, he is also widely regarded as an emanation of the Bodhisattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta. Yinguang was born in 1861 as Zhao Shaoyi (Chinese: 赵绍伊) in Shanxi Province, the youngest of three children, to Zhao Bing Gang (Chinese: 赵秉纲). Yinguang…
Silk painting of Dashizhi from Khara-Khoto. Western Xia dynasty, 13th century.
Raigō of Amida and Twenty-five Attendants, a silk scroll from the 14th century which depicts raigō. Daiseishi can be seen amongst the 25 bodhisattvas accompanying Amitabha.
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