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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

Avalokiteśvara was originally depicted as a male bodhisattva, and therefore wears chest-revealing clothing and may even sport a light moustache. Although this depiction still exists in the Far East, Guanyin is more often depicted as a woman in modern times. Additionally, some people believe that Guanyin is androgynous or perhaps without gender.[17]

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)

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

n Japanese, Guanyin is pronounced Kannon (観音), occasionally Kan'on , or more formally Kanzeon (観世音, the same characters as Guanshiyin ); the spelling Kwannon , based on a premodern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer Canon Inc., which was named for Guanyin.[12]

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Guan Shi Yin • Diary of a Yogi: A Book of Awakening

Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance

Guanyin

Bodhisattva

Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)

Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance

Guanyin

Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom

Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)