Lot 68 (Lower) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "The Strayed Sheep Seeks the Path" — The strayed lamb needs the shepherd's voice to guide it; the believer who is lost needs the Bodhisattva's compassionate direction.
Lot 68
LowerPoem
The lamb strays and enters the deep mountains
Struggling through brambles and thorns is difficult
Call sincerely to Guanshiyin
Compassion guides the way out of danger
Mí Yáng Xún Lù
Historical Allusion
The Strayed Sheep Seeks the Path
The strayed lamb needs the shepherd's voice to guide it; the believer who is lost needs the Bodhisattva's compassionate direction.
General Guidance
A lower lot. Lost in difficulty — the Bodhisattva's compassionate guidance is needed. Pray sincerely and you will find your way out.
General Guidance
Career
Lost your direction; seek guidance.
Love
Lost in love; sincerely seek guidance.
Health
Illness unclear; seek medical guidance.
Wealth
Financially confused; seek professional consultation.
Travel
When lost, calmly seek help.
Litigation
Seek legal guidance to find the way out.
- 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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