Chinese Hearing Impaired Dancers--Thousand Hand Bodhisattva

Thousand Hand Bodhisattva (Guan Yin) (千手观音)
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
A thousand hands will naturally come to your aid
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
You will reach out with a thousand hands to help others
Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.
The bewitching performance of Thousand-hand Bodhisattva dance performed at the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala by 21 hearing impaired girls and boys with the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) in Beijing caused a nationwide sensation. The movements were of breathtaking precision. The marvelous choreography, lavish costumes and perfect lighting were a thrilling experience. The audience never stopped wondering at the extraordinary accuracy of the 21 dancers' "thousand hands" gesticulating as if they belonged to one body. The dance was led by Tai lihua and choreographed and directed by Zhang Jigang. On September 28, 2004 at the Closing Ceremony of the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games the eight-minute debut of Thousand-hand Bodhisattva as a "theme song" wonderfully shocked the whole world.

[@chitowmao8623]

recently watched a short documentary about these dancers. Dancers are deaf and the musicians are blind. extraordinary feat!!!

[@teeac2355]

What was the documentary called?

[@vio3366]

@@teeac2355 I am not sure but maybe he meant about the Asian boss one

[@equator4337]

Victoria O Nope The great big story👍 sorry I’m late

[@equator4337]

Tee AC It was probably the great big story sorry I was so late 😁

[@wd1534]

@@teeac2355 Here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5-wgH2QnbGgaM0

[@rotubela6]

I once showed a video clip of the 1000-hand dance by these Chinese performers at an assembly of 100 children at our school. The children were in awe. I told them that if you are a Bodhisattva you have a thousand eyes to see the suffering in the world and a thousand ears to hear the cries for help and a thousand hands to help. I told them the story of Kuan Yin, the greatest of Bodhisattvas. According to Eastern tradition, Kuan Yin had achieved total wisdom and could enter heaven but when she heard the cries of people in need she did not enter but returned to help. I asked them to put up their hands if they wanted to be a Bodhisattva. All the hands went up instantly! I was so moved and it still overwhelms me when I think about that moment. How fortunate I have been to work with children all these years.

[@Zenda83]

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[@Chloe94169]

my dear lady, you are a great teacher!

[@imtherain]

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[@carmenlluchgarcia7534]

Roger Lagassé 10

[@puthysethveha]

fantastic

[@RajuGogul]

One of the greatest dance performance - with a message for compassion! et another loving video I could see....

[@pradeepkaligana6345]

What a great Dance

[@ophysugandi9961]

pradeep kaligana

[@raveythirteen5660]

Outstanding! What makes this even more amazing, is that while the dancers are hearing impaired, the musicians in the orchestra are visually impaired.

[@nyuchu]

This is so beautiful! Love the music, the bright golden yellow, the intricate dance; everything is perfect.

[@jenicakim3624]

I had a little cheer dance in church (it was the songs that we sing to jesus) and there was this part where we needed to spread our hands and the kid from the back started it...We needed a ton of practice but at the end we all loved it and we all still remember the dance!❤Thank you teacher, for helping us learn the dance!❤🥳😭

[@sphynx7242]

everybody gangsta till it turns out there is only one dancer on the stage

[@lowenbauwatzen4901]

I almost got tears with this..... they are so beautiful..the dance is very serene........... can someone tell me the tittle of the background music.................

[@tinaxie186]

前几天刚去了大理，去参观了三塔寺，了解了一下佛教，佛教文化真的超美的

[@LadyStarFox]

This is so amazing! I can watch this many times and NEVER get tired of it

[@suvinaudyatv7686]

It's very beautiful Chinese dance and it has impressed me a lot and I have shown this video to my friends.They said it's very good performance.

[@weruletheschool]

I seriously cried after watching this... so beautiful.

[@kalyanamitra2048]

I was lucky enough to see them perform in Manchester UK. A truly spiritual experience - quite simply sublime 🙏 南無觀世音菩薩 Namo Guan Shi Yin Pusa 🙏

[@ariestaWA]

This is very breath taking.. God, people are awesome! God bless you all!

[@bleepbloop5251]

If aliens come to earth, this should be one of the videos we should show them.

[@soniyasinha3496]

Guan Yin = Adi shakti, nature, creation, mother! beautiful

[@johnbethell1952]

I was blown away by the skills of the dancers Beautifully Choreographed

[@aliexsimth4980]

I can tell that those dancers are very nice, beautiful and friendly persons, inside and outside.

[@audreyhinson1101]

Just plain beautiful and gracious! Thanks for sharing!

[@laenaeverwood7453]

Its so awesome how the ones in the back shows the side biew and its so synchronized too ! And apparently they can't hear so they have to rely with eachother while the musicians can't see so they also rely on eachother

[@maryannetteuy9372]

i have seen the leg impairment performance way back 1995. Wow it was performed fantastically. It was my first experience to see such performing arts performed by crippled victims. Its genius idea. I loved it.

[@BerryVamp]

Beautiful performance!

[@SusanRasmussenxit1]

Stunning!

[@destinycollier9400]

This Is Ancient Art Of The Gods And Goddesses. from A faraway Time and Place.

[@ENBorg]

Perfect performance stunning,awesome,great,fantastic. MC.

[@louisetta1000]

Fabulous !

[@louisetta1000]

***** Yes, it is a great one !!!

[@michellemcreynolds7413]

Wow! Speechless.💜👍🏼👏🏼

[@waynesaby3171]

Chinese Hearing Impaired Dancers

[@zainmajali]

I am so amazed!!! OMG Wow...

[@mics87]

Beautiful

[@phongsavanuniversity32]

So great I love so much Thanks for sharing

[@meghnamungur6898]

Its so pretty. They are so diligent despite the fact that they are deaf.

[@DadePomsouvan]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

[@artilovesart61]

WOW! Beautiful!

[@mrfield7984]

Come to Britains got talent I think you would go far that was so amazing how can any one not smile and feel great watching this awsome performance

[@friedoreos7354]

mr field They’d go far with without BGT 😂

[@maricarmengomez3774]

perfecto, precioso, impactante y delicioso. Enhorabuena por tal perfección

[@shanewallis69]

stunning beauty in precision ❤

[@hugosantosRN]

Simplesmente fantástico !

[@vickmoney6820]

Heaven Dance

[@user-if1sf9dl2g]

That’s absolutely beautiful!

[@Luna-hj4qj]

I remember watching this when I was young:)

[@normamoma6893]

🥺Increible,Extremadamente Admirable.💯×💯💯💯💯👌👌👌🤝🤝🤝💖💖💖🤝🤝🤲🙏🤲🙏🤲🙏

[@genimorita2678]

Especialmente maravilhosas!

[@tiffanyrice7199]

never seen a dance so beautiful.

[@nachhattarmadahar7683]

om sarb mangal magle sive sarb arth sadke gauri nrayani nmostute.

[@Lucky-qd6nh]

This video is really something!!!AMAZING!

[@rivanildebarroso6068]

elas são maravilhosas 👏

[@daviegreen7330]

When I realise the personal problems that each of these people have overcome it puts my own problems into perspective.

[@DarkerIThanIBlack]

when i first saw this was in the movie samsara , a total mindfuck

[@rashmitabhola7903]

Very beautiful dance

[@ReaIitySociety]

Why she looking like a golden peacock when all the hands are out wide 😂

[@janetjohnson4887]

So beautiful

[@elizabethnovtaputri7360]

look very fascinating, carefully prepared

[@lavanyap7388]

Super..... Super.. Real nice

[@basakduluth]

AMAZING!

[@thanhbinhworld-ailychinhth5246]

múa đẹp , không gian cũng tuyệt vời.

[@nradhakrishna285]

Super

[@jackies6070]

Where is this performance at? Are they still doing it?

[@tsvetelinpavlov2786]

how beautiful!

[@zenia139]

Beautifull !!!

[@kumarprasanna534]

Good song

[@hayuhinaira]

Fantastic!!

[@julieannstriegel1256]

AMAZING!!!

[@prashanthkumar1317]

great

[@錦文王]

10.10.10.10.10滿分

[@larrysawdey9766]

This was amizing

[@Volopolo]

fantastic

[@junudebbarma7613]

Wow so beautiful

[@جاسمنكريم-د8ش]

روعة بجد جمال ماشاء الله

[@rspentertainments5461]

wow

[@BigAl1970]

outstanding

[@1207-y2n]

Amazing

[@Ida-hl4cn]

Wow😊👏🏻💚

[@jayashreemhatre1201]

Woawwwwww💃💚💛❤

[@azura13liss]

awesome talent!

[@sherrylleveque2350]

wow!! 😍 simply amazing...

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Sherryl leveque 9

[@龍疆-g3o]

好壮观啊

[@shakunthalak6431]

Super dance

[@dijabalushi9121]

scary awesome

[@ratankumarlaimujam9058]

Very nice

[@tarundecenzo205]

Wow wow wow 😊😗😍🕺👀🙏

[@LuliLulu]

I recognize that middle lady from Samsara :D

[@PigFlyProductions]

WOW

[@cerachanelaltamirano]

China the majestic

[@anabonilla3728]

wow, wow,wow!!!

[@asianthor]

Ana Bonilla Why are you barking as a comment?

[@sreythea7919]

Wow

[@chloeschultz7131]

很好!!

[@viviainester5540]

keren banget,,#amazing Asian#

[@Jmhfl7]

Amazing#

[@тарабелка]

bravo

[@priyaravindran5624]

Mind blowing Thai dance

[@concernedhermit7153]

priya ravindran This is Chinese dance, thank you for the misleading :)

[@priyaravindran5624]

Sorry for being wrong...

[@sffs1441]

Hi there, I Love Your Video Soooo much. Can I use ur video to do my final presentation’s video? Thank u so much.

[@kusumsingh2039]

unbelievable

[@rusdianawulansari9084]

tarianya gokil bigittsszz,,,,👌👌👍👍

[@Astral_thee_God]

Does anyone know what the glove(?) things they wear are called? I probably won't be able to buy them, but I'd like to get a better look and try to make them myself

[@BenjiSun]

google thai dance brass nails. you'll find something quite similar.

[@صباءاهل]

Wooooow

[@csengekato4457]

Am i the only one how noticed the gigant ass butterfly in the back? Yes? Ok cool.😂

[@miticapana26]

frumos

[@notondog8129]

Cool... Iam from indonesian

[@khasimsab5312]

Chandpasha

[@yoci2857]

wooow awesome !!