He immediately said, "Om Mane Padme Hum". One of her jobs in the celestial spheres is to sit on the board of the Lord of Karma.īuddhist mythology tells of Avalokitesvara's being born from a ray of light that sprang from Amitabha Buddha's right eye. She is a celestial bodhisattva and an ascended master. In Korea, Japan, and China she is called Quan Yin. In its proper form it is Kuanshih Yin, which means "She who harkens to the cries of the world." Quan Yin's name is a translation of the Sanskrit name of her chief progenitor which is Avalokitesvara, also known as Avalokita. In Hinduism it is carried by Shakti, wife of Vishnu, by Parvarti, wife of Shiva, by Radha, wife of Krishna, and by Sita, wife of Rama. In the Egyptian mysteries it is carried by Isis. The same Goddess and Divine energy carried by the Virgin Mary in Christianity. Quan Yin carries the Goddess and Divine Mother aspect of Buddhism. For centuries, Kuan Yin has epitomized the great ideal of Mahayana Buddhism in her role as "bodhisattva (Chinese "p'u-sa)-literally "a being of Bodhi, or enlightenment," who is destined to become a Buddha but has foregone the bliss of Nirvana with a vow to save all children of God.
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