Porcelain Quan Yin Sitting on Dragon-Fish Limited Quantities!~
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Price:$269.95
Shipping Weight: 10.00 pounds
Quan Yin (also known as Kwan Yin, Quan Yin or Kuan Yin) is the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. She is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition. She is the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness.
As the Bodhisattva of Compassion, She hears the cries of all beings. She enjoys a strong resonance with the Christian Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and the Tibetan goddess Tara.
Quan Yin is often depicted carrying the pearls of illumination. She is also seen pouring "The Water of Life", a stream of healing water, from a vase. With this water devotees and all living things are blessed with physical and spiritual peace. She is often seen holding either a bowl of rice seed or a sheaf of ripe rice as a metaphor for fertility and sustenance.
The dragon, an ancient symbol for strength, wisdom, high spirituality and divine powers of transformation, is a common motif found in combination with Quan Yin.
This very special Quan Yin Statue was made specially for us and measures about 11 inches Tall X 7 inches wide. Uniquely it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Artist and is packed in a beautiful Gift Box.
Many years after Shan Tsai became a disciple of Guan Yin, a distressing event happened in the South Sea. The sons of one of the Dragon Kings (a ruler-god of the sea) was caught by a fisherman while taking the form of a fish. Being stuck on land, he was unable to transform back into his dragon form. His father, despite being a mighty Dragon King, was unable to do anything while his son was on land. Distressed, the son called out to all of Heaven and Earth.
Hearing this cry, Guan Yin quickly sent Shan Tsai to recover the fish and gave him all the money she had. The fish at this point was about to be sold in the market. It was causing quite a stir as it was alive hours after being caught. This drew a much larger crowd than usual at the market. Many people decided that this prodigious situation meant that eating the fish would grant them immortality, and so all present wanted to buy the fish. Soon a bidding war started, and Shan Tsai was easily outbid.
Shan Tsai begged the fish seller to spare the life of the fish. The crowd, now angry at someone so daring, was about to prise him away from the fish when Guan Yin projected her voice from far away, saying "A life should definitely belong to one who tries to save it, not one who tries to take it."
The crowd realising their shameful actions and desire, dispersed. Shan Tsai brought the fish back to Guan Yin, who promptly returned it to the sea. There the fish transformed back to a dragon and returned home. Paintings of Guan Yin today sometimes portray her holding a fish basket, which represents the aforementioned tale.
But the story does not end here. As a reward for Guan Yin saving his son, the Dragon King sent his granddaughter, a girl called Lung Nü ("dragon girl"), to present to Guan Yin with the Pearl of Light. The Pearl of Light was a precious jewel owned by the Dragon King that constantly shone. Lung Nü, overwhelmed by the presence of Guan Yin, asked to be her disciple so that she might study the Buddha Dharma. Guan Yin accepted her offer with just one request: that Lung Nü be the new owner of the Pearl of Light.
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