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Kuan-yin: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara Chun-fang Yu
Kuan-yin: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara
Chun-fang Yu
This work examines the dramatic transformation of one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist tradition - the Indian (male) bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, or the embodiment of compassion - into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin, or the "Goddess of Mercy"
688 pages, 48 black & white halftones, 2 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 22, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231120296 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 688 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 234 × 34 mm · 998 g |
| Language | English |