Lot 12 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Sudhana Seeks the Dharma" — Sudhana visited fifty-three teachers seeking the Dharma, ultimately receiving ultimate wisdom from Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Lot 12
MiddlePoem
Tides rise and fall at their appointed time
Life's encounters differ for each person
Grasp the present moment and practice diligently
Good causes and good effects follow naturally
Shàncái Tóngzǐ Qiú Fǎ
Historical Allusion
Sudhana Seeks the Dharma
Sudhana visited fifty-three teachers seeking the Dharma, ultimately receiving ultimate wisdom from Guanyin Bodhisattva.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Present practice is most important — plant good seeds and good fruit follows; life has its own design.
General Guidance
Career
Stay grounded and progress step by step.
Love
Be genuine; love will naturally ripen.
Health
Maintain regularity for body and mind.
Wealth
Manage finances steadily; small amounts accumulate.
Travel
Safe travel; no major obstacles.
Litigation
Harmony is precious; dissolve conflicts.
- Tradition
- Guanyin 100 Oracle (观音灵签 / 观音一百签) — a traditional divination practice at Guanyin temples across East Asia, drawing on classical Chinese allusions (典故) as reflective mirrors.
- Source
- Follows the widely circulated 100-lot text commonly printed at Chinese and Taiwanese Guanyin temples. No single canonical edition exists; minor wording variations occur across temple printings.
- Translation
- Chinese preserves traditional phrasing. English renderings are Cihang's adaptations for bilingual devotional reading, not scholarly translations.
- Note
- Reflection, not prediction. The oracle invites contemplation of the lot's historical allusion as a mirror for your present circumstances; it does not claim divinatory certainty.
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