Hoping for a quiet, relaxing Sunday -- starting off with meditation and coffee...
#SundayVibes #SundayMorning #Meditation #Coffee #GuanYin #QuanYin #Avalokiteshvara #Avalokiteśvara

26/12/22, Ōfuna. View of the #ofunakannon statue at #ofunakannonji #ofuna You can’t see the people in front of the statue but the row of lampposts gives an idea of the scale. #guanyin

#mygirlwithapearl #Vermeer #Guanyin

Two more representations of the bodhisattva.

The first statue, from the Ming dynasty, portrays the bodhisattva as make, in Indian garb. Notable in this one are the four heads in the headgarb.

The second statue, from the Tang dynasty shows the bodhisattva standing in almost a dance pose.

#guanyin #avalokiteshvara #MingDynasty #TangDynasty

Starting in the Song dynasty, about 1000 CE, the bodhisattva began to be portrayed as female in China and identified with the deity Guanyin.

These pictures are of a Ming dynasty bronze statue of Guanyin.

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Guanyin, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, in their many guises ...

First up is a Yuan or Ming dynasty wooden carving of the bodhisattva

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Amoghapasha is the four-armed and three-headed version of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig), who holds a lasso and is known by the name “Unfailing Lasso” It is said if those come into contact with their mantra or presence, they will not fall into the lower realms and attain enlightenment very quickly. You can read the condensed benefits here: … https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/condensed-benefits-lotus-pinnacle-amoghapasha-mantra … #buddhism #Guanyin #vajrayana #tibetan

"World Honored One, for what reason is the Bodhisattva Guanshiyin called ‘Guanshiyin’?" The Buddha told Inexhaustible Intention Bodhisattva, "Good man, if any of the limitless hundreds of thousands of myriads of kotis of living beings who are undergoing all kinds of suffering hear of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva and recite his name single-mindedly, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva will immediately hear their voices and rescue them.” #buddhism #mahayana #Guanyin #UniversalGate Chapter 25 of the #LotusSutra