Publication
Imprint: Boston : [New York] : Shambhala, 1988. Context: Originally published by G. Allen & Unwin, London, 1977. Series: Shambhala Dragon Editions. Responsibility: John Blofeld. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 158 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Features: Includes appendix, glossary.
Call number
Myth / Blofe
ISBN
0877731268 / 9780877731269
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: She is the embodiment of selfless love, the supreme symbol of radical compassion, and, for more than a millennium throughout Asia, she has been revered as “The One Who Hearkens to the Cries of the World.” Kuan Yin is both a Buddhist symbol and a beloved deity of Chinese folk religion. John Blofeld’s classic study traces the history of this most famous of all the bodhisattvas from her origins in India (as the male figure Avalokiteshvara) to Tibet, China, and beyond, along the way highlighting her close connection to other figures such as Tara and Amitabha. The account is full of charming stories of Blofeld’s encounters with Kuan Yin’s devotees during his journeys in China. The book also contains meditation and visualization techniques associated with the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and translations of poems and yogic texts devoted to her. -- publisher's description
Table of Contents: The enigma --
Some manifestations --
Kuan Yin's Indian and Tibetan genesis --
Miao Shan and other legends --
Some Buddhist concepts of Kuan Yin --
Sacred rites --
Contemplative Yogic meditation --
Dreams, reveries and speculations.
FY1989 /
Table of Contents: The enigma --
Some manifestations --
Kuan Yin's Indian and Tibetan genesis --
Miao Shan and other legends --
Some Buddhist concepts of Kuan Yin --
Sacred rites --
Contemplative Yogic meditation --
Dreams, reveries and speculations.
FY1989 /
Physical description
158 p.; 23 cm
Description
Explores the origin of the mystical goddess of compassion, describes meditation and visualization techniques associated with her, and explains the liberating energy of compassion.
Language
Original language
English