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The Promise of Kuan Yin

Wisdom, Miracles, & Compassion

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The Promise of Kuan Yin

By: Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Man-Ho Kwok - contributor
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
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The best and most comprehensive book on the most important and best-loved Chinese goddess.

Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too.

Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity - and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion whose gentle face and elegant figure form the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West, and few studies had been made of her.

Originally published as Kuan Yin by Harper Collins in 1995 (and republished as The Kuan Yin Chronicles by Hampton Roads in 2009), this seminal work explores the origins and evolution of the goddess in ancient China, early Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanism. Religious scholar Martin Palmer and Chinese divination expert Man-Ho Kwok discuss the Kuan Yin myths and stories, and Jay Ramsay provides fresh translations of 100 Kuan Yin poems that function both as literature and divination tools.

©1995, 2009, 2021 Martin Palmer and Jay Ramsay, with Man-Ho Kwok (P)2021 Tantor
Buddhism Customs & Traditions Spirituality Taoism Ancient History Chinese Buddhism
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Best Narration I've Heard

I wish all the books I listen to were narrated by this woman. A lot the books i listen to have great content but unbarable narration wgich genuinely gives me a headache.

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A delightful journey into new worlds

The narrator, Cindy Kay, brings energy and vividness to these amazing stories, legends and poems.

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A profound gift to this world

As a devotee of Kuan Yin, it is wonderful to hear her stories told with such nuance and sensitivity. The 100 quatrains have been expertly translated; their imagery unfolds revelation from the goddess. This is an important book.

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