Kwan Yin

When Buddhists prostrate themsleves to a statue of Gautama Buddha or Avalokiteshvara aka Kwan Yin or Chenrezig, they are not praying to a deity who can hear them and grant their requests; they are instead thanking them for delivering the precepts, and keeping their image in mind so as to assist in attaining enlightenment.

nine billion names jlundberg 2008

Kwan Yin, goddess of kindness and compassion, the polar opposite of the black painting of Ishtar.

Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

Kwan Yin, goddess of kindness and compassion, the polar opposite of the black painting of Ishtar.

Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

Two were very clear, though: I saw a meditation space cleared for me, candles, a statue of Kwan Yin and no, I'm neither Chinese nor Buddhist, and a blue-and-white patterned quilt waiting for me to sit still long enough to catch some clarity.

That Crazy-Ass Willy Wonka Boat Laura Preble 2010

I think I should probably be quiet, and let the war play itself out, wait for the boat ride to be over, and then maybe Kwan Yin will tell me what the hell is going on.

That Crazy-Ass Willy Wonka Boat Laura Preble 2010

Kwan Yin, goddess of kindness and compassion, the polar opposite of the black painting of Ishtar.

Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

Additionally, he filled the building and campgrounds with statues of Ganesha, Kwan Yin, Shiva, Jesus, and added UFO imagery, just for good measure.

The Emerald Triangle - Running Down The Mountain 2009

This pantheon of gods included Le Kun god of thunder, Kuan Ti, god of war, Kwan Yin, goddess of mercy and compassion, and many others.

Transforming Civilization: Gods, God, Emergence, and Transcendence. 2007

And more tangible representations of this line of thinking are easier to find - in justice work, in the image of taking care of our neighbor, in the Buddhist image of Kwan Yin representing compassion.

Philocrites: Scattered thoughts on a divided spiritual identity. 2006

Not like Buddha, not like Kwan Yin, goddess of mercy-not that high level, not even the same level as the Money God.

The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991