eric
/
MaineEdu


			
							123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
							<HTML>
	<HEAD>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE">
		<META Name= "description" Content = "History and pictures of Baiyun Guan 白云观 in Beijing which was built during the Tang Dynasty.  It is a Daoist Temple (Taoist) and monestery. It is an active education center for Daoist monks.  ">
		<META NAME="distribution" content="Global">
		<META NAME="rating" content="Safe For Kids">
		<META NAME="copyright" content="Marilyn Shea">
		<meta name="Author" content="Marilyn Shea">
		<META NAME="classification" content="Education">
		<style type="text/css">
<!--
A { text-decoration:none; }
A:visited { text-decoration:none; }
.white {color:white;}
body {margin: 0 0 0 0;}
-->

</style>
		<META Name = "keywords" Content = "China, Chinese, Daoist, Taoist, Baiyun Guan, Beijing, White Cloud Temple, Guan Yin, Kwan Yin, Marilyn Shea">
		<TITLE>Guan Yin Baiyun Guan White Cloud Temple 北京白云观 Beijing</TITLE>
		

	</HEAD>

<BODY bgcolor=#6d0009 text=#FFFFFF link=#0000FF vlink=#800080 alink=#FF0000>


<CENTER>
<TABLE border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="200">
<TR>
	<TD width="80" align="center"><A href="170_WhiteCloudTemple.html"><IMG src="../images/previous.gif" height="30" width="30" border="0" alt="Previous" title="Previous"></A></TD>
	<TD width="80" align="center"><A href="../../../beijing2.html#171"><IMG src="../images/home.gif" height="30" width="30" border="0" alt="Home" title="Home"></A></TD>
	<TD width="80" align="center"><A href="172_WhiteCloudTemple.html"><IMG src="../images/next.gif" height="30" width="30" border="0" alt="Next" title="Next"></A></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>


<CENTER>
			<table border="8" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" bgcolor="black">
				<tr>
					<td bgcolor="black"><A href="172_WhiteCloudTemple.html"><IMG src="../images/BaiyunGuan_7767ws.jpg" height="615" width="800" border=0 alt="Guan Yin Baiyun Guan 白云观"></a></td>

				</tr>
			</table>

		</CENTER>
		<div align="center">
			<h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Baiyun Guan </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">白云观</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
						White Cloud Temple<br>
					Cihang Temple 慈航殿</font></h1>
			<div align="center">
				<div align="center">
					<table width="60%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" align="center">
						<tr>

							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cihang Temple </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">慈航殿</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Cíháng Diàn) is dedicated to Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. &quot;Ci&quot; </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">慈</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> means kindness, charity and benevolence, and &quot;hang&quot; means to sail, a boat or ship. The title cannot be translated literally but creates an image. </font>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Guan Yin (or Kwan Yin by the old spelling) is, according to Buddhist belief, a personification or form Buddha takes.  Guan Yin </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">觀音</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Guān Yīn) is usually depicted as a female form in China, but there are early depictions as a male.  Guan Yin probably was an adaptation of Avalokiteśvara from Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Her adoption by the Daoists after Buddhism spread over China is consistent with other adoptions. They view her as one of the Immortals and the characteristics attributed to her overlap with traditional Buddhist belief. Guan Yin is one of the most popular gods across China.</font></p>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally her Chinese name was Guanshi Yin (</font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">觀世音</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Guānshì Yīn) but it was shortened to avoid offending the name of Emperor Taizong (599–649) whose birth name was Li Shimin </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">李世民</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Lǐ Shìmín). No one, not even a god, goddess, or immortal, could share a name with the Emperor. Both Buddhists and Daoists observed the name change.</font></p>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In 1119, the Song Emperor Huizong conferred the title &quot;Goddess Cihang Pudu Yuantong Zizai&quot; upon Guan Yin:  “</font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">慈航普渡圆通自在天尊</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">”,  “Cíháng Pǔdù Yuántōng Zìzài Tiānzūn.”</font></p>
							</td>
						</tr>
					</table>
					<br>
					<br>
					<br>


</DIV></DIV></DIV>			<br>
			<br>
			<br>
			<br>
		
			<br>
			<br>
			<br>
			<br>
<font size="-1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a class="white" href="http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/china.html">  China Index </a></font><font size+1 class="white"> >> </font><font size="-1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a class="white" href="http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/beijing2.html">  Beijing History in Pictures </a></font><font size+1 class="white"> >> </font><font size="-1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a class="white" href="http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/HistoricBeijing/History/pages/123_WhiteCloudTemple.html">  Index White Cloud Temple Baiyun Guan </a></font>
<br><br><font size="-1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Click on a picture or use the arrows at the top to navigate through the site.</font><br>
			<hr>

		<P><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/beijing2.html<BR>Last
update:  October 2009<BR>&copy; Marilyn Shea, 2009 </FONT></P><HR>
<br>

<br>
</BODY>

</HTML>