♦Sacred birth celebrated on the same day as Guanyin Bodhisattva♦
Originally the daughter of Sāgara the Dragon King, Longnu is an attendant of Guanyin Bodhisattva. She and Sudhana (Child of Wealth) stand on either side of the bodhisattva. In the Devadatta section of the Lotus Sutra, Longnu is said to have achieved dharma by the age of eight. Despite being questioned by the Venerable Shariputra, she still attained Buddhahood at the Dharma Assembly. In order to demonstrate the compassion of Buddhist teachings, and to assist Guanshiyin Bodhisattva in saving sentient beings in the six realms, Longnu appears in the form of a girl child, and along with Sudhana, they are the left- and right-hand attendants of Guanshiyin bodhisattva, and are known collectively as “Golden Boy and Jade Girl.”