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Guan Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Compassion,
Guan Shi Yin • Diary of a Yogi: A Book of Awakening
Kwan Yin
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Guanyin
- 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
Bodhisattva
suddenly gained an understanding of all teachings, the ability to see things as they really are and not how others see them, how to examine things with his own wisdom while remaining free from discursive views, and all the abilities of a great yogin38 no longer dependent on others:
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
Compassion is not true compassion unless it is active. Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, is often represented in Tibetan iconography as having a thousand eyes that see the pain in all corners of the universe, and a thousand arms to reach out to all corners of the universe to extend his help.
Sogyal Rinpoche • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
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.
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Guanyin
attainment. To call him a tathagata, or one who appears as he truly is, is to indicate his nature.