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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4271643, member: 2844"]Yes, it is Guanyin in his/her manifestation as a beautiful young fish seller who teaches villagers some valuable Buddhist lessons. She is lovely, Peggy.</p><p>One of the girl's lessons was the important 'Lotus Sutra', the oldest Guanyin myth, which explains the true nature of Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara. That is why the girl is holding a lotus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the story of the beautiful young fish seller:</p><p><a href="https://blog.mindvalley.com/fish-basket/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://blog.mindvalley.com/fish-basket/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.mindvalley.com/fish-basket/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>True.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Guanyin is a him, a her, and androgynous. Guanyin is the Chinese adaptation of the Bodisattva (Buddha aspect) of mercy, Avalokiteshvara. When Avalokiteshvara was introduced in China, he(?) merged with local pre-Buddhist Goddess and became Guanyin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4271643, member: 2844"]Yes, it is Guanyin in his/her manifestation as a beautiful young fish seller who teaches villagers some valuable Buddhist lessons. She is lovely, Peggy. One of the girl's lessons was the important 'Lotus Sutra', the oldest Guanyin myth, which explains the true nature of Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara. That is why the girl is holding a lotus. This is the story of the beautiful young fish seller: [URL]https://blog.mindvalley.com/fish-basket/[/URL] True.:) Guanyin is a him, a her, and androgynous. Guanyin is the Chinese adaptation of the Bodisattva (Buddha aspect) of mercy, Avalokiteshvara. When Avalokiteshvara was introduced in China, he(?) merged with local pre-Buddhist Goddess and became Guanyin.[/QUOTE]
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