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	Buddhist Channel \| China \| Theme park devoted to Guanyin
		Guanyin is said to be capable of great transformations that allow her to give comfort and help wherever needed.
		Fishermen, for example, pray to a Guanyin who holds a basket of fish, while childless women venerate one with a baby nestling in the crook of her arm.
		Though most Buddhists believe the Guanyin cult originated in Nanhai in the east coast province of Zhejiang, there are some who trace its roots to Suining, whose temples date back 1,400 years to the Tang dynasty.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=1,1426,0,0,1,0 (761 words)

	Glossary: Guanyin
		The Guanyin cult was then also embraced by Daoism where it further underwent a number of changes during its spread among the common people.
		Guan Daosheng (Zhao Mengfu's wife) in the Yuan Dynasty wrote a brief biography, in which she said that Guanyin was the third daughter of the Miao-zhuang-yan kingdom, and that her name was Miaoshan.
		During the course of several nights he had visions of Guanyin coming to him and asking for her arm to be replaced, promising him great benefits if he did so.
	www.gotheborg.com /glossary/data/guanyin.shtml (614 words)

	The Creation of Goddess of Mercy from Avalokitesvara - Bagyalakshmi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the annals of Tianzhu, Guanyin is said to appear in the form of a woman in white in the dream of Qian Liu (852- 932 AD), the founder of the Wu Vue kingdom, and told him that his kingdom would survive the chaotic Five Dynasties period for he was compassionate and averse to killing.
		Guanyin with the fish basket is based upon the legend of a Chan believer and his daughter Lingzhao who was believed to be a manifestation of Avalokitesvara carrying a bamboo basket.
		As Guanyin the Bodhisattva of compassion could not be ignored, the mediator and the artists would have hit upon the idea of visualizing Guanyin in a form similar to Tara's and he cites three early paintings where the posture and mudras were akin to Tara's.
	www.ignca.nic.in /ks_41028.htm (6628 words)

	Sinophilia - your gateway to China - religions
		Guanyin or Guanshiyin ("watching the world's sufferings"), is one of the most beloved and popular deities of Chinese folk religion, and, as Milefo, she entered China with the spread of Buddhism.
		Guanyin can be represented holding a small bottle, alone or with a child (she can also help women get pregnant) or with several faces and arms, representing her ability to recognize human pain and ease it.
		Some statues of Guanyin have a loose hand: it can be removed when the owner asks for a wish, and only once the wish is fulfilled the hand is replaced.
	www.sinophilia.org /china/guanyin.htm (434 words)

	Guanyin Bodhisattva - Avalotekiteshvara - China History Forum, chinese history forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guanyin (aka Kuan Yin) is also known as Avalotekiteshvara and by Buddhist definition, she/he is a Bodhisattva.
		Guanyin is also known as the Goddess of Compassion and she represented the quality of compassion in Buddhism.
		While Guanyin was doing good deeds, her wicked father fell ill but the ever-compassionate Guanyin cut off her arms and plucked out her eyes to use as ingredients for a medicine that saved the old codger’s life.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=10143 (2567 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Guanyin figure, from the Barlow Collection at the University of Sussex, represents the Buddhist goddess of Compassion.
		This Buddhist figure, Guanyin, originated in India as the Deity Avalokitesvara and was imported into China with the Silk Road in the sixth century, undergoing many changes throughout history in size, form, medium and also gender.
		Guanyin became a predominately devotional goddess for women, with the figure’s change of gender.
	www.stolaf.edu /courses/2004sem1/Art_and_Art_History/259/ArtsChina/guanyin.html (326 words)

	The Story of Ti Kwan Yin (Tieguanyin), Iron Goddess Tea
		Guanyin, sometimes called the Goddess of Mercy, is actually more like the Buddhist equivalent of the Madonna.
		She is a bodhisattva, one who is qualified to enter nirvana, but chose to remain on earth to bring all to enlightenment.
		An iron statue of Guanyin stood in a rundown temple in central Fujian's Shaxian (Sand) province.
	www.holymtn.com /tea/kwanyin.htm (276 words)

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		Guanyin Pusa is considered the personification of compassion and kindness, a “mother-goddess” and the patron of, among others, mothers and women seeking to have children.
		Guanyin is also considered to be the female embodiment of the male bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, "One Who Hears the Cries of the World".
		Maybe it was just chance that brought us together, but I like to believe it was Guanyin who lifted us up like an instrument wielded by one of her thousand hands, gave us the courage to push ourselves past what we thought we could do and gave our family a new destiny.
	homepage.mac.com /socheltree/Kai/page8/page8.html (1759 words)

	Guanyin
		Guanyin (Kwan-yin) or Guanshiyin, is the Chinese literary translation of the Avalokitesvara, meaning the bodhisattva "observing the sounds of the world." Of all the Buddhist deities, Guanyin is perhaps the most popular among Chinese.
		The Chinese came to know Avalokitesvara as Guanyin when Buddhism was introduced into China around 200-589 A.D. Representations of Guanyin prior to the Song Dynasty (960-1126) were masculine in appearance in accordance with the Buddhist tradition.
		By and by, Guanyin's image became feminized, represented as a middle-aged fair lady in a white robe.
	www.wku.edu /~yuanh/China/tales/guanyin.htm (520 words)

	Dharma Doors: Recite Guanyin's Name with One Heart
		The function of reciting Guanyin's name can be compared to using our hands in getting dressed and when eating.
		Guanyin Bodhisattva listens to the sounds of living beings and rescues them from suffering.
		You will have completed your work only when you attain the Guanyin Recitation Samadhi, the state of proper concentration which cannot be disturbed by the gusty winds or the driving rain.
	www.advite.com /sf/teach/teach9-4.html (720 words)

	Archangel Guaniel Guanyin
		As Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara, Chenresi, Kwan Yin, Kuanyin, Quanyin), he was the Chinese Bodhisattva, Buddhistic prophet god who answered the prayers and petitions of childless women.
		Guanyin has great shapeshifting abilities and will manifest in any form necessary, including that of a woman, to protect those who are under attack by demonical forces of darkness, fire, sword, or water.
		Often depicted holding a lotus blossom or a willow twig with a vase containing the heavenly nectar of immortality, Guanyin rescues people from the samsara cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Archangels_of_Twelve_Universal_Rays_Archangel_Guaniel_Guanyin_Guael_Guel_Gariel_Shinanim_Kuanyin_Kwan_Yin_Quanyin.htm (575 words)

	Filial Piety and Women’s Enlightenment:
		In the early days of Guanyin’s Taiwanese existence, temples in her honor were built by Chinese missionary monks and by local communities inspired by the mysterious incense bags they knew of from mainland Chinese Guanyin temples.
		Though monks established most of the pilgrimage centers dedicated to Guanyin, men are not thought of as speaking for her and to the extent that nuns are seen as charismatic, it is thanks to the blessing of Guanyin.
		As Zhengyan became identified with Miaoshan, Guanyin ceased to be regarded primarily as a filial daughter and came to be seen as a potent nun.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~religion/SSCR/li_miaoshan.html (5262 words)

	Guanyin Painting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guanyin is the most popular subject matter among all the Buddhist paintings in China.
		Guanyin was originally known as Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and was depicted in the male form in the beginning.
		But later on the image became that of either a man or a woman, and eventually, since the Yuan Dynasty, the image gradually became predominantly that of a young woman, such as one holding a holy vase in her hand, pouring out holy water to save the multitude.
	www.buddhistdoor.com /bdoor/0304/sources/painting4.htm (391 words)

	Guanyin, the goddess of mercy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		According to legend, Guanyin was born on the nineteenth of the second lunar month, achieved enlightenment on the nineteenth of the sixth lunar month and achieved nirvana on the nineteenth of the ninth lunar month.
		It is believed that any sentient being who recites her name during a disaster would be heard and salvaged by her, which can explain why she is the most worshipped figure in Buddhism in China.
		Literally in the Chinese language, "Guanyin" means "observing the sounds", which means Guanyin would always observe all the sounds from the world and always listen to requests from her worshippers.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /more/Guanyin.html (233 words)

	CMA Exhibition Feature : China, Late Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) Eleven-Headed Guanyin, c. 1101-1127
		Hearing the prayers of those in need, Guanyin was described as the divine being that most nearly approached the Buddha in holiness.
		Envisioned with a mystical third eye to aid in his search for the troubled, Guanyin came to be selected as the primary subject for the paintings and sculptures of Buddhist altars, especially since the Song.
		The museum's monumental standing image of Guanyin was carved from a single massive block of willow wood nearly eight feet tall.
	www.clemusart.com /educef/sisterwendy/html/5842651.html (441 words)

	Malaysian Architecture: Guanyin Temple, Georgetown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Built in 1800 by the Hokkien and Cantonese Chinese communities, this is the oldest temple in Penang.
		The Goddess Guanyin is regarded as a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and is associated strongly with fertility rites.
		She is also the goddess to whom people pray for mercy in times of distress.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /georgetown/GUANYIN.htm (96 words)

	Guanyin - Rijksmuseum
		Guanyin is surrounded by an aureole in the form of a large, flaming lotus leaf.
		The lotus is the attribute of Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara).
		The lotus is an important Buddhist and Hindu symbol.
	www.rijksmuseum.nl /aria/aria_assets/AK-RAK-1989-2?lang=en (313 words)

	Tieguanyin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iron Guanyin, Ti Kuan Yin or Tiet Kwun Yum
		Tieguanyin (Simplified Chinese: 铁观音, Traditional Chinese: 鐵觀音; pinyin: tiěguānyīn; Min Nan POJ: Thih-koan-im; Cantonese Jyutping: tit8 gwun1 yam1; literally meaning iron guanyin) is a premium variety of Chinese oolong tea associated with Anxi in the Fujian province.
		Named after the Buddhist deity Guan Yin, it has also been translated as "Iron Goddess of Mercy".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tieguanyin (486 words)

	Guanyin, Guanyin, Guanshiyin
		You say, "Okay, I'll recite Guanyin's name next time." But when the time comes and you are faced with a problem, you fret and worry and forget all about this method.
		Guanyin Bodhisattva doesn't abandon you when you become a ghost.
		We should learn Guanyin Bodhisattva's kindness and be kind towards those with whom we have no affinities.
	online.sfsu.edu /~rone/Buddhism/BTTStexts/Guanyin.html (5020 words)

	The Company of Beauty: Guanyin Bodhisattva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		One of the most precious works I have is this Chinese scroll painting by Yao of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy who has blessed and protected me throughout my life.
		The scroll was presented to me as a wedding gift by the owner of an art gallery in 1980 who at that time brought in many of Yao's works for sale in Singapore.
		I shot the painting with a 5-megapixel Olympus C50 digital camera one Sunday morning, after I had the picture cleaned of moulds and fungus that had accumulated under the glass for years.
	bystander.homestead.com /guanyin.html (110 words)

	Teaching Materials - Lesson - Depicting Abstract Concepts through Art
		Explain that it is a portrait of Guanyin, the bodhisattva associated with compassion and mercy.
		As a class, make a list of the features that students see in the image (plants, waves, a child, circles behind the heads of Guanyin, etc.) Explain that in art, some features are universal, meaning that they can be readily understood by anyone, whereas others are specific to a particular culture.
		Distribute the Iconography for the Portrait of the Bodhisattva Guanyin handout and see if, knowing the properties of some of the symbols in the image of Guanyin, students can guess their meaning.
	www.globaled.org /chinaproject/teachingmaterials/depicting/lesson.php (339 words)

	SAN DIEGO MUSEUM of ART \| Eyes Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Representations of Guanyin always include a small figure of the Amida Buddha in the headdress.
		Look closely at the naturalistic way in which the figure of Guanyin is modeled.
		This emphasis on realistic appearances is a trademark of this period's Buddhist art and is intended to help the worshipper to feel the closeness of the deity.
	www.sdmart.org /eyesj.html (203 words)

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		The wise and compassionate bodhisattva known as Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit, and Guanyin in China, was frequently prayed to fro assistance.
		Guanyin floating on water: Guanyin is standing on a lotus leaf.
		The notion of compassion: Guanyin is associated with compassion.
	www.globaled.org /chinaproject/teachingmaterials/depicting/handout.doc (790 words)

	Ackland Art Museum \| Works of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guanyin is the Chinese name for the bodhisattva called Avalokiteshvara in India.
		An attendant of Amitabha (Buddha of the Western Paradise) Guanyin has been worshipped in both male and female form.
		Like most figures of Guanyin, this sculpture wears a crown bearing the image of Amitabha.
	www.ackland.org /art/collection/asian/88.29.html (46 words)

	Guanyin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As a Bodhisattva of Compassion, Guanyin (sometimes spelled Kuanyin) hears and answer the cries of all beings.
		In popular conception, Guanyin went through a long transformation from male to female.
		Guanyin (also known as Kuan Yin) is the most universally beloved of Chinese deities.
	members.cox.net /wordsplus/1996/guanyin.htm (136 words)

	::Mind of the Buddha::
		Guanyin Bodhisattva is the elder brother of all living beings who have not yet been born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
		We are Guanyin Bodhisattva's younger brothers, and Guanyin Bodhisattva is our elder brother.
		For this reason, Guanyin Bodhisattva fears neither trouble nor difficulty, and comes to rescue all the living beings who are suffering here in this Saha World.
	groups.msn.com /mindofthebuddha/guanshiyin.msnw (784 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| China \| 108 monks attend Guanyin enshrining ceremony
		BEIJING, China -- A total of 108 eminent monks from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province, Hong Kong and Macao, sang in unison during the enshrining ceremony of a statue of Guanyin, or Bodhisattva, in Sanya, Hainan Province yesterday.
		Thousands of Buddhists attended the ceremony and sang Buddhist doctrines with the monks in devotion to Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, wisdom and harmony.
		It was the first time since 1949 that reputed monks from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao had gathered for such a ceremony, said Zhou Xiong, director of the Information Office of the local government of Sanya.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=00000000001,00000001096,0,0,1,0 (164 words)

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