Snapshot English Japanese Chinese Sanskrit Korean Tibetan God / Goddess of Mercy & Compassion Kannon 観音 Kanzeon 観世音 Kanjizai 観自在 Kōzeon 光世音 Guānyīn Guanyin Kuan-yin Kuan Yin Gwan Yin Avalokitêśvara Avalokitesvara Avalokiteshvara Avalokites'vara Padma-pâni Gwaneum Kwanŭm 관음 Chen re zi Chenresig Spyan ras gzigs Guānyīn Púsà

God / Goddess of Mercy & Compassion Zodiac Amulet for Folk Born in Year of the Rat Rat Years are 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 PRICE = $80 + $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $105.00 Jp. = Kannon Bosatsu Ch. = Guānyīn Púsà Wood = Boxwood (Jp. = Tsuge) Centimeters = H 6.0 x W 4.5 x D 1.1 Two pieces: (1) protective cover; (2) main piece with the deity's effigy; both pieces snap together snugly for compact-safe storage. Kannon (1000-armed version, called Senju Kannon) sitting atop a lotus petal; central hands in Mudra of Veneration (Prayer, Aspiration); right arm holding pilgrim's staff and left grasping Vajra club; latter represents the indestructibility of Buddhist law and its power to vanquish evil. See Kannon background notes for details. See Zodiac Page for more on Zodiac calendar.

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INNER CAPS - Deity shown here is not Kannon.
But Kannon piece is made in same two-piece fashion.

OUTER CAPS WITH LOTUS DESIGN
Both pieces snap together snugly for compact-safe storage.