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	[Sanskrit, “the lord who sees” or “the lord who hears the sounds of the world” or “the lord who is seen”] Known in China as the feminine being [[Kuan Yin]] or Kuan Shih Yin and in Japan as Kannon, Kwannon, or Kwanzeon. In Mahayana Buddhism, Avalokitesvara is the [[bodhisattva]] of infinite compassion and mercy; a bodhisattva is literally a “being of wisdom” who is destined to become a Buddha but has foregone the bliss of [[nirvana]] with a vow to save every being on earth. Avalokitesvara is a divine emanation of the Dhyani Buddha [[Amitabha]], who embodies the quality of compassion in its highest sense.		[Sanskrit, “the lord who sees” or “the lord who hears the sounds of the world” or “the lord who is seen”] Known in China as the feminine being [[Kuan Yin]] or Kuan Shih Yin and in Japan as Kannon, Kwannon, or Kwanzeon. In Mahayana Buddhism, Avalokitesvara is the [[bodhisattva]] of infinite compassion and mercy; a bodhisattva is literally a “being of wisdom” who is destined to become a Buddha but has foregone the bliss of [[nirvana]] with a vow to save every being on earth. Avalokitesvara is a divine emanation of the Dhyani Buddha [[Amitabha]], who embodies the quality of compassion in its highest sense.