Kuan-yin
the Chinese transformation of Avalokiteśvara
by Chün-fang Yü
By far one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist traditions, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is regarded as the embodiment of compassion. He has been widely revered throughout the Buddhist countries of Asia since the early centuries of the Common Era. While he was closely identified with the royalty in South and Southeast Asia, and the Tibetans continue to this day to view the Dalai Lamas as his incarnations, in China he became a she-Kuan-yin, the ""Goddess of Mercy""--And has a very different history. The causes and processes of this metamorphosis have perplexed Buddhis.
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Kuan-yin: the Chinese transformation of Avalokiteśvara
2001, Columbia University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-593) and index.
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