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Guanyin Classroom

Guanyin ClassroomPlanned by Deyuan Academy, taught by the AI Guanyin Volunteer. Four units, 101 lessons, one a day in order, then starting again.
Universal Gate chapter, section by section　21 lessons
  1. Asking the Name: How Guanyin Came to Be Called Guanyin
  2. With One Mind Calling the Name, Instantly Hearing the Voice
  3. Calamities of Fire and Water: Reciting the Name with One Mind
  4. Black Wind at Sea: The Calamity of Rakshasa Country
  5. Calamity of Swords and Staves: At the Moment of Harm, Call the Name with One Mind
  6. Evil Ghosts Calamity: Not Even a Hostile Glance
  7. Fetters and Shackles: When the Body Is Not Free, Can the Heart Find a Way?
  8. Calamity of Enemies and Bandits: The Merchant Leader's Call
  9. Three Poisons: Much Desire, Much Anger, Much Delusion
  10. Second Wish: Roots of Virtue Planted Long Ago
  11. Blessings Are Not in Vain: Even One Bow Is Not Wasted
  12. Wandering the Saha World: The Thirty-Three Forms That Appear to Suit Each Person
  13. The Giver of Fearlessness: Unafraid in Terror and Crisis
  14. Offering the Necklace: Declined, Then Accepted
  15. Verses: Vast Vow, Deep as the Sea
  16. Mindfulness of Guanyin's Power: The First Eight Calamities in the Verses
  17. Through the Power of Contemplating Guanyin (II): Four Calamities
  18. Verses: Guanyin's Wondrous Power of Wisdom
  19. Verse: True Contemplation, Pure Contemplation — Six Ways of Seeing
  20. Verses: Wondrous Voice of Guanyin — Sound and Refuge
  21. Words of Earth-Holding Bodhisattva and Eighty-Four Thousand Beings Who Aroused the Mind
The Seven Perils　7 lessons
  1. Fire Calamity: Entering a Great Fire, the Fire Cannot Burn
  2. Water Calamity: First, a Place Where You Can Stand
  3. Black Wind Rākṣasa Calamity: When Drifted into an Unknown Danger
  4. The Calamity of Blades and Staffs: Scripture for When Violence Is Near
  5. Demon Calamity (惡鬼難): When Malice Fastens On You
  6. The Calamity of Fetters: What the Scripture Says When You Feel Trapped
  7. Calamity of Bandits: On a Dangerous Road, Raising Our Voices Together
The Thirty-three Forms　33 lessons
  1. One of the Thirty-Three Forms: The Buddha Form
  2. Pratyekabuddha Form: One Form of Solitary Awakening
  3. Voice-Hearer Form (聲聞身): The Learner Who Practices by Hearing
  4. Brahma King Form (梵王身): One Form Named in the Sutra
  5. Śakra Form: One Manifestation in the Sutra
  6. Freedom Deva Form: What the Sutra Says, How Tradition Reads It
  7. The Great Freedom Deva Form: What the Sutra Says, How Tradition Paints It
  8. The Heavenly Great General Form: Guarding and Rescue Today
  9. Vaiśravaṇa Form: The Look of Protection and Giving
  10. Small King Form: Guanyin appears as a local leader where one is needed
  11. The Elder Form: A Display of Virtue and Experience
  12. Layperson Form: The Appearance of an Ordinary Citizen
  13. Official Form: Teaching the Dharma in Public Offices
  14. Brahmin Form: Teaching for Those Who Seek Knowledge
  15. Thirty-Three Forms: The Bhikṣu Form, Teaching the Dharma to Monks
  16. The Bhikṣuṇī Form: To nuns, Guanyin appears as a nun and teaches the Dharma
  17. The Upāsaka Form: A Male Lay Follower
  18. Upāsikā Form: What a Lay Woman Practitioner Looks Like
  19. Elder's Woman Form: One Manifestation in the Scripture
  20. Laywoman Form: Guanyin Beside Ordinary Women
  21. Official and Woman Forms: Two Identities Guanyin Appears In
  22. Brahmin Woman Form: Women Teachers and Knowledge Workers
  23. Boy Form (童男身): Appearing as a Boy or Youth
  24. The Thirty-Three Forms: The Form of a Young Girl
  25. Heavenly Forms: Devas, Nagas, Yakshas and the Eight Classes, People and Non-humans
  26. The Thirty-Three Forms: The Dragon Form, One Kind of Listener in the Scripture
  27. Yaksha Form: What the Sutra Says, and How Tradition Depicts It
  28. Gandharva Form: The Music Spirit and the Musician
  29. Asura Form: A Name in the Scripture
  30. Garuda Form: the Golden-Winged Bird Is on the List Too
  31. Kinnara Form: One Way to Read It for Singers and Performers
  32. Mahoraga Form: One of the Eight Classes of Beings
  33. The Vajra-Wielding Form: A Protector Is Also a Manifestation
The Forty Hands　40 lessons
  1. Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Hand: What the Scripture Says About Abundance
  2. Noose-Rope Hand (羂索手): Pulling People Out of Danger
  3. Treasure Bowl Hand: Illnesses Within the Belly and a Bowl of Rice
  4. Sword Hand: One Sword, What Does It Cut?
  5. Vajra Hand: What Is Being Subdued
  6. Vajra Pestle Hand: Subduing Enemies, and Seeing the Opposition Within
  7. Fearlessness-Giving Hand: Giving Others Freedom from Fear
  8. Sun-Essence Mani Hand: When the Eyes Grow Dim and Cannot See Clearly
  9. Moon-Essence Mani Hand: Seeking Coolness in Fever
  10. Jeweled Bow Hand: Practice for Seeking Work and Career Growth
  11. Treasure Arrow Hand: Meeting Good Friends Early
  12. Willow Branch Hand: What the Scripture Says About Illness of the Body
  13. White Whisk Hand: Brushing Aside the Obstacles on the Body
  14. Vase Hand (胡瓶手): For a Family to Live in Harmony
  15. Shield Hand: Standing in Front to Ward Off Fierce Beasts
  16. Axe Hand (斧鉞手): For Leaving Official Troubles
  17. Jade Ring Hand (玉環手): Servants in the Sutra, Care Services Today
  18. White Lotus Hand: Merit Can Be Part of Everyday Life
  19. Blue Lotus Hand: The Line About Rebirth in a Pure Land
  20. Jewel Mirror Hand: What the Sutra Says About Great Wisdom
  21. Purple Lotus Hand: Wishing to See the Buddhas
  22. Treasure Chest Hand: What Lies Buried Underground
  23. Five-Colored Cloud Hand: A Hand Practiced for the Path of the Immortals
  24. Junchi Hand (軍遲手): The Hand Holding a Water Flask, for Rebirth in Brahma's Heaven
  25. Red Lotus Hand: One Account of Rebirth in the Heavenly Palaces
  26. Jeweled Halberd Hand: Guarding Against Invaders from Other Lands
  27. Conch Hand: Calling the Good Spirits, and Calling Good Hearts
  28. Skull-Staff Hand: The Hand for Commanding Spirits
  29. Rosary Hand: Buddhas of the Ten Directions Swiftly Extend Their Hands
  30. Bell Hand: Accomplishing All Supreme and Wondrous Pure Sounds
  31. Jewel Seal Hand: Speaking Well, and Speaking for Others
  32. Kusha Iron Hook Hand: Good Spirits and Dragon Kings Come to Protect
  33. Khakkhara Staff Hand: Shielding All Beings with Compassion
  34. Hands Pressed Together (合掌手): Always Respect and Cherish
  35. Transformation Buddha Hand: Staying Close to the Buddhas
  36. Palace Transformation Hand: The Wish Not to Be Born in a Womb
  37. Jewel Sutra Hand (寶經手): When You Want to Learn Widely
  38. Unretreating Golden Wheel Hand: Bodhi Mind That Does Not Turn Back
  39. Buddha-on-the-Crown Hand: Buddhas of the Ten Directions Extend Their Hands
  40. Grape Hand: For Crops and Harvests