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| + | [[Kwan-yin]] (Ch.) [[Kannon]] (Jap.) ; The {{Wiki|feminine}} aspect of the [[Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara]] (q.v.). | ||
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| + | In [[iconography]] there are early versions which are {{Wiki|male}}, but these are more correctly images of [[Kwan-shai-yin]]. | ||
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| + | Later versions show a woman with child in arms, and as the ‘[[Goddess of Mercy]]’ the Mother and Child are revered throughout [[China]] and [[Japan]]. | ||
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| + | See Broughton’s [[charming]] [[Vision of Kwannon Sama]] (1929). | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 23 November 2020
Kwan-yin (Ch.) Kannon (Jap.) ; The feminine aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (q.v.).
In iconography there are early versions which are male, but these are more correctly images of Kwan-shai-yin.
Later versions show a woman with child in arms, and as the ‘Goddess of Mercy’ the Mother and Child are revered throughout China and Japan.
See Broughton’s charming Vision of Kwannon Sama (1929).
