The Clavicle Bodhisattva mentioned in "A Dream of Red Mansions" has a great origin. The reason why the Collarbone Bodhisattva is called the Collarbone Bodhisattva does not refer to how beautiful this person's collarbone is, but because the joints of her whole body are like chains. Collarbone Bodhisattva is a symbol of great mercy. In many stories, Collarbone Bodhisattva does not refuse anyone's wishes, including men who want to sleep with her. She fulfills everyone's wishes, regardless of personal gain or loss.

There are many versions of the story about the Collarbone Bodhisattva, and this is the most popular version. It is said that there was a woman in Yanzhou in ancient times. She was twenty-four or five years old and quite beautiful. No one knew where she came from or whether she had any family members. Faced with such a beautiful woman, many people want to get close to her. Some people want to make friends with her, but she does not refuse. Some people want to eat with her, but she does not refuse. Some men even ask her to sleep with her. , she still didn’t refuse.

But such good times did not last long, and the girl died before the memorial was over. Although she did many things that made people think that she was not a good girl, everyone also appreciated what she did for people. thing. Those who were close to the woman collected money to pay for her funeral after her death. There happened to be a monk who came from the Western Regions. When he arrived at the tomb, he knelt down, offered an incense table to worship, and kept saying praises. People were very confused as to why such a woman who refused to accept anything and slept with many men could be praised. The monk explained that this was a saint. She never refused other people's requests. She would not leave until she had finished her duties in the mortal world. The monk said that the woman was the Bodhisattva with clavicle bones, but everyone didn't believe it. They dug up the grave and saw that the woman's bones were connected like chains.

The monks have been telling people that this woman is a saint and a clavicle bodhisattva. She is not what people see, she is a loose woman who does not know how to refuse and anyone can sleep with her. people. Collarbone Bodhisattva sympathizes with the suffering of the worldly people and uses his own body to satisfy the worldly people's desires. This is great compassion.