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PGOOZ233 : Guan Yin Carved (Chinese) (Vietnamese, Thai amulet) with Katha: Buddha_GuanYin | | | | | | | |
| Name : Kuan Yin / Guan Yin
From : “Thien Vien Truc Lam” Temple
Materials : Ivory Carved
Origin : Vietnam
Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. Kuan Yin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitevara, which is her male form. Commonly known in the West as the Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin is also revered by Chinese Taoists as an Immortal. The name Kuan Yin is short for Kuan-shih Yin which means "Observing the Sounds of the World".
In Japanese, Kuan Yin is pronounced Kannon or more formally Kanzeon the spelling Kwannon, based on a pre-modern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. In Korean, this incarnation of Buddha is called Gwan-eum or Gwanse-eum, and in Vietnamese, the name is Quan Âm or Quan The Âm Bo Tát.
| Amulets by Vietnamese, Thai amulet
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