Keywords:San, Center, Francisco, Green Gulch, Kuan Yin, Kwan Yin, Kwan Yin photograph, Zen
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Dimensions3272 x 5111
Original file size6.13 MB
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Quan Yin
This small statue of Quan Yin cracked and broken, yet bearing such compassion and composure, seems like a fitting symbol for our fractured humanity. The statue is from the Green Gulch Zen Center in California.
Until recently I had no idea of who made it or how it came to be where it is. Now I know it was made by Victoria Fahey and represents a moment in her long struggle to create a Quan Yin that matched a Ming Dynasty statue that her grandmother had had. To see more of the statues that she now makes, and where you can purchase similar statues see her website https://gardenofbuddhas.com/ The statue pictured here was brought to Green Gulch by the Soto Zen teacher Yvonne Rand.
