Lot 98

Lot 98 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Ten Thousand Dharmas Return to the Source" — Buddhism holds that all dharmas return to the one mind; the pure original mind is the root of all dharmas. Practice deeply and you will see your original mind.

Lot 98

Middle

Poem

Ox year ninety-nine: all returns to one

Ten thousand dharmas return to the source — purity attained

Practice reaches here; the original mind is seen

Perfect purity; fortune and wisdom increase

Wàn Fǎ Guī Zōng

Historical Allusion

Ten Thousand Dharmas Return to the Source

Buddhism holds that all dharmas return to the one mind; the pure original mind is the root of all dharmas. Practice deeply and you will see your original mind.

General Guidance

A middle lot. All dharmas return to the source; practice reveals the original mind. In purity, fortune and wisdom naturally increase.

General Guidance

Career

Return to your original heart; career becomes clearer.

Love

Return to purity; love becomes more genuine.

Health

Return to nature; body and mind are pure.

Wealth

Return to the right way; financial luck stabilizes.

Travel

Return to original heart; safe journey.

Litigation

Return to original heart; just resolution.

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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