Chinese zodiac as a "rat" are guardian Buddha of guanyin bodhisattva.

Of guanyin is also called the thousand goddess of mercy, thousands of hands and eyes thousand armed goddess of mercy, etc., is one of the four bodhisattvas of folk beliefs in our country.Waits at the left side of guanyin is amitabha, and amitabha, trend to bodhisattva (amitabha right shi) and referred to as the "trinity" in the west.

According to the buddhist texts, of guanyin bodhisattva, thousand times said to protect the living beings thousand eyes throughout the world.After the tang dynasty, thousand of kannon gradually in many temples in China as the main image was prepared.Image of guanyin, often in 40 second-hand symbol of hands, each hand have a look.

Of guanyin guanyin department GuoDe statue.According to the tuo Ronnie sutra cloud: thousands of hands and eyes can benefit piece of all living beings, along with the machine of all living, corresponding five five kinds, and meet all want to find.

Of guanyin is the symbol of great compassion, when you wear her ability to silently bless you through all kinds of situation, to eliminate all kinds of sickness, when your luck, can make you more brilliant, when bad luck, can eliminate the obstacles, to resolve all kinds of disasters, make you get through the pass, to achieve a lifetime happiness and good luck.

Thousands of thousand said great altruistic boundless vast, and eyes represent clear observation wisdom of love life, just can relieve or eliminateBelong to the ratThe discerning heart and suspicion.If so, the year of the rat, strangers can devout worship reciting wear thousand of kannon and everything will, come true.

Of guanyin birthday: lunar February 19th (Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/)

Of guanyin is also the guardian Buddha born November month.