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The keeper of the imperial library, Laozi, disappeared to the west through the gate of the Great Wall in his old age, leaving behind the Book of the "Way of Virtue", the "Dao De Jing". The Dao De Jing mainly emphasized Yin (female) values like the fluidity of water, softness, and seeking knowledge about the unseen mystifying aspects of life. Many of the ancient Chinese goddesses, gods, mystics, buddhas, bodhisattvas, philosophers, and sages are now serving the Chinese and other peoples of the planet. Updated living legend narrative descriptions for some of them follow below along with links to individuals pages with information about their Sacred Site focal points.
Dhashizhi was the female Chinese Buddhist Bodhisattva, whose name means "The Strongest." The
insightful depth and profound power of her fervently compassionate love enabled
Bodhisattva Dhashizhi to empower and to assist others to break free of the wheel
of samsara and the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
The grateful spirits of those she helped to soar free of the bonds of karmic return, assumed the shapes of beautiful flowers when they appeared before Dhashizhi to thank her for her support. Guanyin was the Chinese Bodhisattva, Buddhistic prophet god who answered the prayers and petitions of childless women. "He Who Hears the Weeping World", he was also known as "He Who Contemplates the Supplicating Cries of the World". Guanyin has great shapeshifting abilities and will manifest in any form necessary, including that of a woman, to protect those who are under attack by demonical forces of darkness, fire, sword, or water. Often depicted holding a lotus blossom or a willow twig with a vase containing the heavenly nectar of immortality, Guanyin rescues people from the samsara cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
Kong Fuzi (Kong, Confucius, Confucian) was the
Philosopher Kong Fuzi, a Chinese educator and reformer of exemplary vision, who
endeavored to elevate the most refined elements in the prevailing societal and
governmental traditions by traveling throughout China, giving advice to its
rulers, and teaching morality and ethics... Continue on Go back
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