A Buddism godness Guanyin is the Sanskrit transliteration， is one of thethree saints of the west， and is one of the four great bodhisattvas in Chinese buddhism. According to the "Lotus Sutra"， a Buddism godness Guanyin is infinite compassion and mercy of the Buddha， if people were killed， as long as the calling his name， will come to the rescue.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties， a Buddism godness Guanyinhas attracted widespread belief， when the Tang and Song Dynasties， has become the Chinese "Buddhist representatives， and the Yuan Dynasty，people with" Three Religions "in our encyclopedia says a Buddism godness Guanyin is Miao Zhuang Gong San princess， and formed the concept first is the goddess of ideas. Folk think， a Buddism godness Guanyin protection ofbirth and the old woman， but the most important thing is the production，therefore， send a Buddism godness Guanyin is the old women， especially ininfertile women.

◆ related legend: the origin of a Buddism godness Guanyin

The introduction of Buddhism Chinese， familiar with the Buddha and Bodhisattva images gradually for the people. The common people of theeastern world， especially Akshobhya Buddha， western South happy world isa world of measureless life Buddha， the lotus solemn Buddha world subtlesound， and riding a lion holding the sword of wisdom Manjusri，Samantabhadra Bodhisattva riding a white elephant， is coming from India."Send a Buddism godness Guanyin" image， but China Buddhism created."Lotus Sutra" in say: "if a woman is a desire for male， worship Guanyin Bodhisattva's wisdom， was born a male; female desire， will give out thefemale." This is the origin of folk "send a Buddism godness Guanyin".

"Send a Buddism godness Guanyin" commonly known as"songziniangniang"， is the image of a woman holding a boy. "Send a Buddism godness Guanyin" popular China women love， believers think，women as long as touch the statue， or mouth read and recite in the heart a Buddism godness Guanyin， can be sub.

There was a man named Sun Daode said Jin Yizhou， over fifty years， hasno children. His family from the temple is very near， Jing Ping， a and his familiar monk said to him: if you really want a son， must be sincere chanting"Avalokiteshvara". Sun Daode accepted the monk's suggestion， dailychanting incense， support a Buddism godness Guanyin. After a period of time， his dream of a Buddism godness Guanyin， Buddha told him: "you will soon have a baby son." As soon she gave birth to a fat boy.

"ISO Xiang Ji" also has a similar record: the Southern Song Dynasty had a man named Bian Yuezhi lay， Ji Yin people. Year fifty， no children. Took a concubine for several years， also not was pregnant. To pray for a Buddism godness Guanyin Bodhisattva vow song "a Buddism godness Guanyindescent， the" one thousand times. And every day the Scriptures， will be one thousand times， I was pregnant， and soon gave birth to a son.

According to legend， no generation of Nanjing Daning Fang is a man named Wang Yu， over forty years without children. To no two years (1336)，and friends. The action of an earlier， see a "white" a Buddism godness Guanyin after， will devote oneself heart and soul to read. Every day to read，never quit. In April the following year， fourteen night his mother-in-law Liu'sdream of a white man， wearing a crown， with a baby in her arms， and said to her: "I send you a slave to st.." Liu took the baby in her arms. Second days，her daughter that gave birth to a son， and dream like white people brought the baby， then the child named "the holy man".