Guanyin
By: Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky
Series: Images of Asia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity)
Description: This book focuses on the evolution of the worship of the Buddhist deity Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin in Chinese) in China. Personifying divine compassion, Guanyin has played a uniquely important role in Asian religious life from ancient times until the present day. Studies of Guanyin affords a perspective from which to see the development of Buddhism in China.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83) and index