I found this Guanyin or Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Buddha statue at the Ling Shen Ching Tze Buddhist Temple in Chicago.Guanyin is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas, who hears the cries of sentient beings, and who works tirelessly to help those who call upon his/her name. . This bodhisattva is variably depicted, described and portrayed in different cultures as either male or female. In Tibet, he is known as Chenrezig, and in Cambodia as Avloketesvar. In Chinese Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara has evolved into the somewhat different female figure Guanyin, also known in Japan as Kanzeon or Kannon. In Nepal Mandal this figure is known as Jana Baha Dyah, Karunamaya, Seto Machindranath. Guanyin is usually shown pouring a stream of healing water from a vase, called the "Water of Life,". With this water devotees and all living things are blessed with physical and spiritual peace.
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