In Buddhist legend, the Bodhisattva Guanyin is infinitely merciful, always helping the needy and succoring the distressed. Guanyin can also freely change into many incarnations. Starting from the 2nd century A.D., Gua...In Buddhist legend, the Bodhisattva Guanyin is infinitely merciful, always helping the needy and succoring the distressed. Guanyin can also freely change into many incarnations. Starting from the 2nd century A.D., Guanyin began to appear as a woman, becoming one of the most important images in Chinese Buddhism. This statue of Guanyin was excavated in 1955 from the ruins of Dadu (the capital of the Yuan Dynasty) at Dingfu Street, Xicheng District of today’s Beijing. It stands 67 cm high. Smiling slightly with her half-lidded eyes, Guanyinlooks dignified and refined, with a some-展开更多
文摘In Buddhist legend, the Bodhisattva Guanyin is infinitely merciful, always helping the needy and succoring the distressed. Guanyin can also freely change into many incarnations. Starting from the 2nd century A.D., Guanyin began to appear as a woman, becoming one of the most important images in Chinese Buddhism. This statue of Guanyin was excavated in 1955 from the ruins of Dadu (the capital of the Yuan Dynasty) at Dingfu Street, Xicheng District of today’s Beijing. It stands 67 cm high. Smiling slightly with her half-lidded eyes, Guanyinlooks dignified and refined, with a some-