good morning everyone. I have so many people asked me
why Guan Yin Bodhisattva
already attained her Buddhahood
but we still call her "Guan Yin Bodhisattva"
is because there are many
bodhisattvas actually they already attained their Buddhahood but they still coming back for
all the sufferings being, all the being in samasara, in form of body as a Bodhisattva
Why? Let me give you a very short example, for instance as a student we can start from our
kindergarten to elementary school to junior, high school, university, postgraduate and finally have a
PhD doctor degree, even though you already complete PhD degree still can go back to elementary school
to become a teacher because pre-school education, elementary school education is the most effective
and the most powerful. Guan Yin Bodhisattva delivering the teaching to us also the same
of course attain the buddhahood is a related truth of setting a goal for our self-liberation
path of ultimate goal.
But we cannot just be selfish once to complete this goal (attained Buddhahood)
and we stay in that state of cultivation.
As all ten direction of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
they all have one goal is "to free suffering of ten directions of sentient beings"
including you, including myself
so they do not care their name is a Buddha's name or Bodhisattva's name, they just care, pay attention to
whether they already remove our suffering, to remove and to free of the suffering
of the sentient beings. That's something they care.
they do not care the title and the name
so that's why many Buddha once they attained their buddhahood,
they still will come back as a "Bodhisattva" role
to continue to delivery teaching
because Bodhisattva's form of body is more accessible to
majority of saient beings.
it just, for instance like "Guan Yin Bodhisattva"
she manifests as a beautiful young woman delivered a teaching
sometimes she manifests herself as doctor or child
or buddhist nun or buddhist monk to deliver a teaching
so that all accessible to majority of sentient beings
particularly in the samsara, as human realms of bodies
we have the strongest connection with "Guan Yin bodhisattva"
that is what the old ancient time of Buddha, they already predicted
I hope by ending of today's sharing I already answered your question
"why Guan Yin Bodhisattva" she already attained her buddhahood
but she still choose appear as bodhisattva form of body to deliver teachings"
I wish you enjoy my sharing today
and hope next time I'll have you to join me again. Thank you