千手觀音(yin)為觀音(yin)部果德之尊。“千”為無(wu)量(liang)(liang)及圓滿之義，以(yi)“千手(shou)(shou)”表示大慈悲的無(wu)量(liang)(liang)廣大，以(yi)“千眼”代(dai)表智慧的圓滿無(wu)礙。根據《陀羅尼經》云：千手(shou)(shou)千眼觀世音能利益安(an)樂一(yi)切眾(zhong)生，隨(sui)眾(zhong)生之機，相(xiang)應五部五種法，而(er)滿足一(yi)切愿求(qiu)

千手觀音”全稱“千手千眼(yan)觀世音菩(pu)薩(sa)”，又稱“千眼(yan)千臂觀世音菩(pu)薩(sa)”，是佛教六(liu)觀音之(zhi)一(yi)。

原生地(di)：邢臺南和縣瓦礫崗和白雀(que)庵,影響：由此引(yin)發了國人對中(zhong)(zhong)國的女(nv)性觀音(yin)菩薩的崇拜, 據佛教典籍記載，千(qian)(qian)手(shou)觀音(yin)菩薩的千(qian)(qian)手(shou)表示(shi)遍(bian)護(hu)眾生，千(qian)(qian)眼則表示(shi)遍(bian)觀世間。唐代以后，千(qian)(qian)手(shou)觀音(yin)像在中(zhong)(zhong)國許多寺(si)院中(zhong)(zhong)漸(jian)漸(jian)作為主(zhu)像被供奉(feng)。

千(qian)手千(qian)眼觀音(yin)的(de)造像有兩種，一種是真塑造1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每個手(shou)(shou)(shou)掌心中一只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)眼，千(qian)(qian)手(shou)(shou)(shou)的排(pai)列猶如孔雀(que)開屏似的排(pai)在觀音(yin)身后(hou)。另一種是(shi)(shi)以42只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代表(biao)千(qian)(qian)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，除中央兩只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)合掌外，左右各(ge)有(you) 20只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代表(biao)25只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，象征1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，手(shou)(shou)(shou)上各(ge)有(you)眼睛，分(fen)別(bie)執各(ge)種法(fa)器。這張澳門印制(zhi)的郵票(piao)就是(shi)(shi)后(hou)一種造(zao)像的演變

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