Guānyīn
A Guānyīn pendant carved in the traditional style from Siberian emerald green jade. Guānyīn originated in Buddhist India as a male god. His name, when translated into Chinese, means ‘he who listens to the woes of the world’. On reaching China he underwent a sex change and become the goddess of mercy. She is not only part of the Buddhist pantheon. She has also been adopted by Daoism and other Eastern religions
Height: 40mm Width 24mm Depth 10mm. Weight: 15g.
A Guānyīn pendant carved in the traditional style from Siberian emerald green jade. Guānyīn originated in Buddhist India as a male god. His name, when translated into Chinese, means ‘he who listens to the woes of the world’. On reaching China he underwent a sex change and become the goddess of mercy. She is not only part of the Buddhist pantheon. She has also been adopted by Daoism and other Eastern religions
Height: 40mm Width 24mm Depth 10mm. Weight: 15g.
A Guānyīn pendant carved in the traditional style from Siberian emerald green jade. Guānyīn originated in Buddhist India as a male god. His name, when translated into Chinese, means ‘he who listens to the woes of the world’. On reaching China he underwent a sex change and become the goddess of mercy. She is not only part of the Buddhist pantheon. She has also been adopted by Daoism and other Eastern religions
Height: 40mm Width 24mm Depth 10mm. Weight: 15g.