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Mistaken Identity in Vietnam Buddhist photo essay
I very much appreciated the photo essay on Buddhism in Vietnam. They are so beautiful and peaceful. Just wanted to say that the figure identified as ''Chinese deity'' in photo 19 is actually the Buddhist bodhisattva Avolokiteshvara, otherwise known as Kwan Yin or Quanyin. She is holding a sprig of willow, with which she sprinkles the water of ...
Posted to Today's Pictures by SpectatorAtTheScene on February 5, 2009