Who is the patron saint of the zodiac snake?

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In the Chinese zodiac which is located in the middle of the zodiac snake gives the impression that what you do? Is it sinister and cunning or cold-blooded? In fact, the zodiac snake is a very spiritual animal. As cold-blooded animals, they know the golden mean and hide their heads without showing their tails. And in many Chinese legends or literary materials, all things are believed to have anims. Some people think that the snake can transform the dragon, and the dragon can transform the dragon and ascend into the sky. Moreover, people think that the patron saints of the dragon and the snake are both the guardian Samantabhadra Bodhisattva of Sakyamuni, so who is Samantabhadra sacred? Let's take a brief look!

Dragons do not exist in the world, but snakes can be seen everywhere in our lives. From the fact that people put snakes and dragons under the blessing of Samantabhadra, it can be seen that snakes are a very savvy species in people's hearts. In other words, the potential is very large, with unlimited possibilities. People with the zodiac sign of a snake often also have this characteristic. People with the zodiac snake often seem to be indifferent to anything in their actions, but they like to silently observe and wait for opportunities to do things, hoping to get results with a fatal blow. The zodiac snake may give people an insidious impression, but instead of such an upright and perceptive snake, it holds a rare righteous way. The other is that they are polite in behavior and conversation, and they are alienated and difficult to approach and are difficult to make friends with each other. However, snakes have seven-inch dragons and inverse scales. Once they have deep friendship, they will definitely think about you everywhere. This is also the disposition of Samantabhadra.

About Samantabhadra:

Samantabhadra and Manjushri are the chief disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni, and they are in charge of the children of the Buddhist family. The two are in charge of different things, but they are rumored to often go together to teach Buddhism. Traveling in the strange mountains and different waters, or turning into a wandering experience, the more famous is the short story of the commander Manjusri and Zhou Po Samantabhadra. Therefore, the people of the world know more about the two bodhisattvas, and there are many followers of the two bodhisattvas. The Samantabhadra who blesses the snake in the zodiac can make the six roots of people clean and free from the troubles of vulgar things, which enables the snake in the zodiac to better understand the Buddha's way. In addition, sincere worship of Samantabhadra can also extend people's life span, increase their prestige in life, and so on.

Samantabhadra image:

Model 1: Wearing a crown on the head and a chain on the neck. Both hands hold a green Wishful Talisman together, and ride an elephant with four lotus feet and one lotus under him. Most of the elephants are white treasure elephants. The four elephant legs of the white elephant under him represent the four virtues, and the six teeth of the elephant represent the six meanings of purity.

Model 2: In addition to the above-mentioned image, there is also a white elephant riding a white elephant, but does not hold the green Ruyi model. The Samantabhadra in this shape puts his hands together on his chest, and should mostly be a portrait of Samantabhadra preaching Buddhist scriptures. The world calls Manjushri, Samantabhadra and Vairocana Tathagata the "Three Sages of Huayan".

Legend and origin:

In Chinese culture, it is believed that the ancient master Gudeshide in our country is the incarnation of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. The name he found came from being found in the mountains, and he said he was homeless and nameless. Then, in the temple practice, he did things like sitting opposite the Buddha statue, whipping the Buddha statue to blame him for protecting the mountain, and driving the ox in front of the temple. People first thought that his Buddha's mind was extremely bad for fear of madness. After many times, they found clues. It was the reincarnation of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva who came to explain the Buddhist path. There is also a story about Zhou Qiniang, I won't go into details here.

The innocent nature of Samantabhadra is not constrained by the world, and the zodiac snakes protected by him are mostly people with weird temperaments. He is always different from ordinary people, and is not moved by the rumors of the world, and upholds his own will.