Kwan Yin, China, 19th century, in adorned clothing and headdress, left hand in the mudra of appeasement position, right hand holding a lotus blossom, a swirling dragon at feet, standing on a lotus base.
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Bodhisattva of compassion, Guanyin, in lapis lazuli
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Avalokiteshvara
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Kwan Yin
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Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion
Guan Yin (Virginia Peck)
Beautiful Kannon.
Wall painting of Bodhisattva Guanyin, 8th century
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Buddhist relics discovered recently in the Taklamakan desert, China.
Tara…Kwan Yin…Guanyin…the one who sees the suffering in the world…
Kuan Yin: In Mahayana Buddhism, the goddess of compassion who hears the cries of the world.
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Kwan Yin and Dragon.
Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means “Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World.”
Avalokiteshvra (Kwan Yin)
