Can Kui Zu Shi – Guardian Angle for Hakka People
In Buddhist Holy Book is written: The biggest difference between human being and animal is because human being has a sense of shame. Shy means shy to commit make crimes, shy to commit sins. Someone has sense of shame to misbehave, during his/her life does a kindness, then after passing away he/she can become a god. In Chinese language, Can Kui means sense of shame. It is called 慚愧祖師 Can Kui Zu Shi, not because he was ashamed to misbehave, but he felt ashamed because he himself felt that good deed that he did is still insufficient.
Can Kui Zu Shi {Hok Kian = Can Khui Co Su} is Guardian Angle who was adored by Hakka- descent people. Original name of Can Kui Zu Shi was 阪撩拳 Pan Liao Quan. He was a Buddhist monk originating from Yan Ping, Fu Jian Province
It is said, when he was born, he couldn’t open one of his hands. When a Buddhist monk wrote a letter of Liao of his closed back of hand, and then immediately his hand was successfully opened. Therefore he was named Liao Qian meaning “Topnotch Fist”.
In early age he lived as a shepherd of livestock. To protect his livestock didn’t go far away; he grew a circle on the ground surrounding his cows. Surprisingly, it is found that none of his cows got out from the said circle.
Pan Liao Quan became a Buddhist monk in Yun Nan Shan Hill, Mei Xian Regency, Guang Dong Province. There, he built a temple that is well know to date, Ling Guang Si constitutes one of the oldest temples in such area.
An oddity that amazes people to date is despite of being surrounded by tall and dense trees, none of leaf have even fallen to litter roofs of Ling Guang Si Temple & none of bird are seen making a nest on its roof. This peculiarity makes Ling Guang Si as a very important tourism object in such area.
Adoration of Can Khui Co Su was brought by Hakka immigrants to Taiwan & Southeast Asia. In Taiwan there are more than 20 Can Khui Co Su temples; most of them are located in Nan Tou. In Indonesia, other than in this Kim Tek Ie Temple, adoration to Can Khui Co Su is also in Ling Guang Si Temple, Jakarta.
Can Khui Co Su’s Birthday is commemorated in every the 25th day 3rd month of Chinese calendar. According to the record, he passed away in A.D. 861.
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Can Kui Zu Shi – Guardian Angel for Hakka People
