Sudhana Bowing to Guanyin

Long ago，Guanyin and Sudhana found that when a man died in the east，people hung the dead one's head on a tree or threw him in the mountain to be eaten by crows and jackals，which was called“celestial burial”.In some places，people even killed and ate the old men.So Guanyin and Sudhana decided to persuade people to be kind to the dead separately.The two bet that if anyone failed to persuade people to be kind，the one should bow to the other.So，Guanyin was reborn in an old couple's home.When she grew up，she was very filial to her parents.When the old couple were ill，she served soup and medicine for them without a rest.After the old couple died，she made a big wooden box and buried them in the mountain.People around found that it was a good way to do it.And the thing spread all of a sudden and everyone followed her example.

But as for Sudhana，wherever he went，he failed to persuade people to be kind to the dead ones.As a result，he had to bow to Guanyin Bodhisattva.Since then，there has been an old saying in the east that“Sudhana Bowing to Guanyin”.