The archetypal bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana Buddhism. Originally portrayed iconographically (in paintings and statues) as male, but later as female, in which case she is called Kuan Yin, Kannon, and Kanzeon.
The archetypal bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana Buddhism. Originally portrayed iconographically (in paintings and statues) as male, but later as female, in which case she is called Kuan Yin, Kannon, and Kanzeon.