Kuan Yin – (Quan Yin) is the Chinese Bodhisattva/ Goddess of Compassion. Her name means “Observing the Sounds, or cries, of the Human World”. Kuan Yin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara, which is her male form, because all representations of Bodhisattva were masculine, and have the magical power to transform the body in any form required to relieve suffering, so Kuan Yin is neither woman nor man. In the modern period, Kuan Yin is most often depicted as a beautiful woman shown in a white flowing robe – white being the symbol of purity, and usually wearing necklaces of Indian/Chinese royalty. On the right hand is a water jar (as the Sacred Vase the water jar is also one of the Eight Buddhist Symbols of Good Fortune) containing pure water, the divine nectar of life, compassion, and wisdom, and on the left, a willow branch to sprinkle the divine nectar of life upon the devotees as to bless them with physical and spiritual peace. The willow branch is also a symbol of being able to bend (or adapt) but not break. In Sanskrit, she’s known as Padma Pani – “Born of the Lotus”, the lotus symbolizing purity, peace, and harmony.

Kuan Yin – (Quan Yin) is the Chinese Bodhisattva/ Goddess of Compassion. Her name means “Observing the Sounds, or cries, of the Human World”. Kuan Yin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara, which is her male form, because all representations of Bodhisattva were masculine, and have the magical power to transform the body in any form required to relieve suffering, so Kuan Yin is neither woman nor man. In the modern period, Kuan Yin is most often depicted as a beautiful woman shown in a white flowing robe – white being the symbol of purity, and usually wearing necklaces of Indian/Chinese royalty. On the right hand is a water jar (as the Sacred Vase the water jar is also one of the Eight Buddhist Symbols of Good Fortune) containing pure water, the divine nectar of life, compassion, and wisdom, and on the left, a willow branch to sprinkle the divine nectar of life upon the devotees as to bless them with physical and spiritual peace. The willow branch is also a symbol of being able to bend (or adapt) but not break. In Sanskrit, she’s known as Padma Pani – “Born of the Lotus”, the lotus symbolizing purity, peace, and harmony.

Kuan Yin – (Quan Yin) is the Chinese Bodhisattva/ Goddess of Compassion. Her name means “Observing the Sounds, or cries, of the Human World”. Kuan Yin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara, which is her male form, because all representations of Bodhisattva were masculine, and have the magical power to transform the body in any form required to relieve suffering, so Kuan Yin is neither woman nor man. In the modern period, Kuan Yin is most often depicted as a beautiful woman shown in a white flowing robe – white being the symbol of purity, and usually wearing necklaces of Indian/Chinese royalty. On the right hand is a water jar (as the Sacred Vase the water jar is also one of the Eight Buddhist Symbols of Good Fortune) containing pure water, the divine nectar of life, compassion, and wisdom, and on the left, a willow branch to sprinkle the divine nectar of life upon the devotees as to bless them with physical and spiritual peace. The willow branch is also a symbol of being able to bend (or adapt) but not break. In Sanskrit, she’s known as Padma Pani – “Born of the Lotus”, the lotus symbolizing purity, peace, and harmony.