Guanyin

Guan Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Compassion,

felt in my life. In the room where I meditate, I have a Tibetan scroll painting (called a thanka) of the bodhisattva of compassion. Known as Tara in Tibet and Kwan Yin in China, she is an embodiment of healing and compassion.

Quan Yin statue I could see in Quan Yin an Asian sister to the Virgin Mary.

In many East Asian countries the name Kuan Yin, the revered

• Mañjuśrī ("Gentle Glory") Kumarabhuta ("Young Prince"), the main bodhisattva of wisdom


• Avalokiteśvara ("Lord who gazes down at the world"), the savior bodhisattva of great compassion


• Vajrapāṇi ("Vajra in hand"), the bodhisattva of protection, the protector of the Buddha (in East Asian sources, this figure appears as Mahāsthāmaprāpta)


• Maitreya ("Friend