GuanYin 100 Divinations
Simply select the lot number on the app to display the corresponding English translation of the divination verse as well as its interpretation.
What is a GuanYin Divination?
A GuanYin divination is a buddhist/taoist ritual to seek an answer to a single question or plea from Bodhisattva GuanYin. The ritual requires a divination cylinder containing 100 numbered bamboo sticks and a pair of "wooden moon blocks" called 筊杯. The moon block is a moon-shaped block of wood with a rounded side and a flat side.
A divination (求签）is performed after praying to Bodhisattva GuanYin. The devotee takes the divination cylinder and moon blocks before the altar. The moon blocks are first thrown to see if GuanYin is ready to take the devotee's plea. Toss the moon blocks until a flat side and a rounded side are faced up. (求签之前，先确认神明是否在案前，需求得一圣杯，若求到阴杯或是笑杯，则再重覆此步骤。)
Devotees consults GuanYin with a single question or plea in mind, while shaking the cylinder until a single stick falls out. Next a pair of moon blocks are tossed to confirm the validity of the divination lot.
-The lot is valid if one flat side and one rounded side are faced up, the devotee's question is answered by the lot.
(「圣筊」：呈现一凸、一平，表示 神明圣裁「对、好、可以」。)
-The lot is denied if both rounded sides are faced up, the devotee's question should not be asked again in the near future.
(「阴筊」：呈现凸、凸，表示 神明圣裁「不对、不好、不可以」。依循传统，凡是重大事情获阴筊时，不宜于短期内再请筊。)
-The lot is undecided if both flat sides are faced up, the devotee's question is not concise or is undecided. The devotee may redraw the lot again. This may also appear If the devotee already have an answer in mind or knows that the time is not right.
(「笑筊」：呈现平、平，表示陈述不清楚无法裁示。另外，若信徒明知机缘不具足，仍然抱持请示看看的心态；或信徒自有主张、已有定数，实在是多此一问的情况下，都会获得笑筊)
Once a valid lot is confirmed, the devotee can retrieve a divination slip containing the divination verse (签诗) corresponding to the lot number from the temple. Every verse is a 28 words poem with a particular meaning associated to it. This verse can then be interpreted from the free books in the temple (in English and Chinese).
The Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple is a popular place of worship located in Bugis, Waterloo street, Singapore. The temple is dedicated to the Bodhisattva GuanYin, also revered as the Goddess of Mercy. Many devotees flock to the temple to give offerings to the Goddess, pray for peace and to request for a divination lot.
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Reviews (25)
Handy to have a quick look at the English version. I hope to have the full Chinese text and English explanations.
App is very useful as it allows us to interpret the lot in English. Very useful for people who are unable to understand mandarin.
I find it very effective & very glad I found it (or perhaps more accurately; I was led to it as I was looking for something else entirely). My sincere thanks to the developer.
I use this once in awhile to seek guidance from Guanyin. I feel that it is a good way to connect with the higher being. Nice app.
I hope that this app can syncing with Google translate because I am not fluent neither in English or Chinese. Thank U.
For me, it seems to be very accurate. Example when I asked what is happening on earth now, the answer is lot 60. When I asked in Nov 2021 abt Omicron n vac on the children, the GOM gave me lot 82 n 88. U can see for yourself how close the GOM is with us people on earth. The rest are all personal n therefore unable to share out. However, you must improve on all the answers. For me, I hv to get further and more detailed answers from the given lot. Thank you.
Excellent help for fortune sticks in English and Chinese Very useful
good to have this app, convenient n easy to use.
Spelling mistakes in Lots message. E.g. lot 12: silk spell as still , safe spell as sage
very useful app and also easily understood. Big Thanks
Very good,, can believe,,can seen the ways..
good and informative
Love this app!
This is awesome!
Thank you for this.
If can copy and paste to translate is much better
Simple app easy to use....👍
Very interestingly entertaining if you're lucky to have had a good outcome from it. If negative outcome, just know nothing's perfect and there's balance in everything.
Interesting
The square boxes for the numbering does not appear properly on my LG V20 or my MiMax2. I can only see green rectangle box without number. When i click the first green box its no 1. The last box is 91.
To those people who have eyes to see synchronicity they will see
nothing come out fm the screen when u click on the lot no.
Should solve the problem of reading the answer and translation.
I really appreciate this divination!
Quick and easy to draw lot without actually going to the temple. To make the experience even better, do consider to include drawing the "moon block" before and after drawing the lot.