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Y? presents a groundbreaking, comprehensive study of one of the most popular and important "deities" in the Buddhist pantheon -- one who changed gender as he/she was imported into China from India. Y? explores this dramatic transformation of the (male) Indian bodhisattva Avalokitesvara into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin -- from a relatively minor figure in the Buddha's retinue to a universal savior and one of the most popular deities in Chinese religion.

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  • Europe
  • General
  • India
  • Asia
  • History
  • China
  • Buddhism
  • Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts
  • Religious History

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