Kuan Yin Chronicles The Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion

Name: Kuan Yin Chronicles The Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion
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ISBN: 9781571746085

ISBN-10: 1571746080

ISBN-13: 9781571746085

Edition: 2009

Authors: Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Man-Ho Kwok

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Kuan Yin is the most important, best-loved deity in the Chinese world. She is the living expression of compassion and the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Yet she is barely known in the West. The authors ofThe Kuan Yin Chroniclesintroduce Kuan Yin to Western readers, and reveal that Kuan Yin is the mystery and power of the divine feminine, who transcends all doctrines, creeds, and traditions.The book is divided into three sections: 1. The origins and evolution of Kuan Yin in early China, Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanism. 2. The myths and stories about Kuan Yin. 3. Fresh translations of 100 Kuan Yin poems, which function as both literature and tools for divination and…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 156
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Jay Ramsay is a poet and therapist. Among his published works areThe Heart's Ragged EvangelistandCrucible of Love. He lives in England.

Man-Ho Kwok trained for twenty years in the Taoist tradition, divination in particular, and is one of the few people in the West with the wisdom and ability to calculate the Chinese calendar. He is a qualified feng shui master and has written a number of successful books on Chinese traditions and beliefs, including the Feng Shui Kit, Chinese Myths and Legends and Chinese Horoscopes.