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Metallic sculpture of Thousand-Armed Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, seen here at Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka #239369652
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Guanyin, Guan Yin or Kuan Yin is the Goddess of Mercy considered to be the physical embodiment of compassion. The name is a translation of the Sanskrit Avalokitasvara or AvalokiteÃ
âºvara, referring to the Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva of the same name. The one who perceives the world`s lamentations, she is an all-seeing, all-hearing being who is called upon by worshipers in times of uncertainty, despair, and fear. In Chinese temples, the Thousand-Armed manifestation of Guanyin is the most popular among her different esoteric forms.