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Brocaded Scroll: Thirty-three Forms of Guanyin

18th century
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
The twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most popular sacred texts in the Buddhist canon, describes thirty-three specific forms that Guanyin can assume to assist other beings seeking salvation.

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