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Code: 630324
Price: $39.50
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When the deal is done, signatures deserve the distinction conferred by a luxurious writing instrument. Kwan Yin rollerball pen features silver-plated, finely-worked cast metallic releif of the Goddess of Mercy wrapped around lustrous black barrel. Cap is embellished with drawing, gold on black, of Chinese temple. Pen weighs 75 grams (2.63 ozs), measures 13.2 (5.2"). International standard, replaceable cartridge is obtainable worldwide in stationery stores. Comes in handsome presentation case.
Price INCLUDES SHIPPING [to anywhere] by registered air parcel post; Delivery usually takes 7-10 days, sometimes longer around Christmas.
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KWAN YIN IN CHINESE BUDDHISM?
One of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition, Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. Commonly known in the West as the Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin is believed to have the supernatural power of assuming any form required to relieve suffering and is considered the personification of com- passion and kindness, a mother-goddess and patron Of mothers and seamen. The many stories and anecdotes featuring this Goddess serve to convey the idea of an enlightened being with all-pervasive, all-con- suming, and unwavering compassion who is accessible to everyone. Guan Yin counsels us by Her actions to cultivate within ourselves those particular, refined qualities that all beings are said to naturally possess in some vestigial form. Contemplating the Goddess of Mercy involves little dogma or ritual. The simplicity of this gentle being and Her standards tend to lead Her devotees towards becoming more compassionate and loving themselves. A deep sense of service to all fellow-beings naturally follows any devotion to the Goddess of Mercy. More recently in Europe and America, a new wave of believers have spread a devotional cult beyond Buddhism, Taoism and folk traditional beliefs. Kuan Yin is not only a bodhisattva or a goddess but a focus of devotion by some Eastern New Age movements.
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