Sudhana

Sudhana's quest reaches it climax at when he meets Maitreya, the Future Buddha, who snaps his fingers, thereby opening the doors to his marvelous tower.

[2] The final master he visits is Samantabhadra, who teaches Sudhana that wisdom only exists for the sake of putting it into practice.

Chapter 18 of the Complete Tale of Guanyin and the Southern Seas (traditional Chinese: 南海觀音全撰; simplified Chinese: 南海观音全撰; pinyin: Nánhǎi Guānyīn Quánzhuàn), a 16th-century Ming dynasty novel, is the first text that established a connection between Shancai and Guanyin.

At that time, Guanyin had just achieved enlightenment and had retired to Mount Putuo, an island in the South China Sea.

Guanyin, after having a discussion with Shancai, decided to test his resolve to fully study the Buddhist Dharma.

The Precious Scroll of Shancai and Longnü (traditional Chinese: 善財龍女寶撰; simplified Chinese: 善财龙女宝撰; pinyin: Shàncái Lóngnǚ Bǎozhuàn), an 18th or 19th century scroll comprising 29 folios, provides a different account on how Shancai and Longnü became the acolytes of Guanyin.

When Chen rejects his wife's recommendation to take a concubine, she suggested that they pray to the bodhisattva Guanyin for help.

As a child, Chen Lian was not interested in civil or military pursuits, but rather, in religious enlightenment, much to his father's disapproval.

When Shancai protested at the snake's behaviour, she argued that ēn (恩, an act of kindness) should be repaid with a feud, as is the way of nature.

Because of this, Kṣitigarbha's eyes fell out and landed on Earth and transformed into snails, which buffaloes trample on when they plough the fields.

He cited an incident where he resurrected a dead man, who repaid his kindness by bringing him to court and accusing him of stealing his money.

When the snake begged for mercy, Guanyin told her that if she wanted to be saved she must engage in religious exercises in the Grotto of the Sounds of the Flood (present-day Fayu Temple) on Mount Putuo.

Three years later, when Guanyin returned to Mount Putuo, she appeared to Shancai in the middle of the ocean.