Page 2 - Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism (Illustrated) and Symbols

In early 1979 the author encountered an unusual spiritual experi-

ence which changed his life and put him onto the Buddhist path.

For weeks he had fervently prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary

and to Sai Baba for a miraculous cure as his younger brother

was stricken with cancer and slowly withering away. Heaven

responded to his cries and Kuan Yin P’usa came into his life

most unexpectedly. Kuan Yin not only promised that his brother

would live but would also be blessed with a son the following

year… and it was so! e author was also asked to establish a

place of worship so that many others could also enjoy Her bless-

ings in the future. us, the Kuan Yin Contemplative Order was

founded in the same year and Kuan Yin has indeed given Her

blessings to a great number of people who went there to worship

Her.

Over the years the Kuan Yin Contemplative Order (KYCO)

had been blessed with the visits of numerous world-renowned

Buddhist Dharma Masters who gave teachings there. It was

then that the author realised that many who called themselves

Buddhists had only a very vague idea of what Buddhism is.

is led him to produce this book with the sincere objective

of inducing such people to spend more time in Dharma study.

With a comprehensive description of each of the Buddhas and

Bodhisattvas of the popular Chinese Pantheon, the inclusion

of the many colourful illustrations and the basic teachings of

the Buddha which all Buddhists should know, it is hoped that

this unique book will make Dharma-reading pleasurable. For

the sake of avoiding undue publicity he has chosen to use his

Buddhist name as the author of this book.