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Up for auction
is a Goddess of the Compassion and Mercy Fountain Pen made by
JINHAO company . The barrel of the pen was engraved with a
figure of Goddess of the Compassion and Mercy . The body of the
whole pen was made of copper .
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.
Quan Yin carries the Goddess
and Divine Mother aspect of Buddhism. The same Goddess and
Divine energy carried by the Virgin Mary in Christianity. In the
Egyptian mysteries it is carried by Isis. 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.
Quan Yin's name is a
translation of the Sanskrit name of her chief progenitor which
is Avalokitesvara, also known as Avalokita. In its proper form
it is Kuanshih Yin, which means "She who harkens to the cries of
the world."
In Korea, Japan, and China she
is called Quan Yin. She is a celestial bodhisattva and an
ascended master. One of her jobs in the celestial spheres is to
sit on the board of the Lord of Karma.
Buddhist mythology tells of
Avalokitesvara's being born from a ray of light that sprang from
Amitabha Buddha's right eye. He immediately said, "Om Mane Padme
Hum". This is one of the mantras by which he can be invoked in
Buddhist tradition.
Avalokitesvara came to be known
by most Tibetans as Buddha's earthly representation and as chief
guardian of the dharma (doctrine) until the advent of Maitreya
Buddha.
Avalokitesvara and Quan Yin are
embodiments of compassion.
She is roughly equivalent to
Green Tara in Tibetan Buddhism.
In Tibetan Buddhism Quan Yin is
seen in her male form as Avalokitesvara. Some feel that the
current Dali Lama is an incarnation of Avalokitesvara. It is
thought that the female form of Avalokitesvara, Quan Yin,
originated in the twelfth or thirteenth century in both China
and Japan.
The Saddharma Pundarika Sutra
affirms that Avalokitesvara had 357 incarnations.
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