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Kwan-yin
[ kwahn-yin ]
noun
, Buddhism.
- one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
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Such were the statuettes of Kwan-Yin and many other gods and goddesses.
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Kwan-Yin was the daughter of an Indian prince, and as a child she showed herself to be possessed of a most loving heart.
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For fully a minute, with calm and untroubled face, his lips keep moving and his gaze is concentrated on Kwan-Yin.
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Indeed, she told Kwan-yin that they could not receive her into the sisterhood, that the building was full.
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Kwan-yin alone remained in the room, praying earnestly for help.
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