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The earliest known mention of Guanyin in China comes from a Chinese translation of the Indian sacred text the <I>Lotus Sutra</I> in 286, which records the deity’s vow to save those in danger of murder, shipwreck, and other forms of suffering. Guanyin, who could take on more than thirty different manifestations in quests to aid victims, became beloved throughout China and well known in the West in its female form. A cult devoted to the deity emerged between the third and sixth centuries, and in the seventh century, with the rise of the Pure Land School of Buddhism, the deity became an important figure in the Buddhist pantheon.</P>\r\nThis figure is identified as Guanyin by the image in the crown of Amitabha Buddha, the central deity in the Pure Land. This sculpture can be read as male or female, which indicates Guanyin’s universal and inclusive nature. The flexible pose of <I>rajalilasana</I>, or royal ease, with a raised leg and casually draped arm, became associated with the deity in the late ninth century. Such temple sculptures were periodically redecorated, and the relief designs on the surface of the skirt and scarves were probably added during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).</P></SPAN>"]},"label":{"en":["Description"]}}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":274,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"viewingDirection":"left-to-right","behavior":["individuals"],"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["Princeton University Art Museum"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/about","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Princeton Univesity Art Museum"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Princeton Univesity Art Museum Homepage"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/puam_logo/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":38,"width ":200,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/puam_logo","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}]}]}],"seeAlso":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/23888","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Object Page in Online Collections Catalog"]},"format":"text/html"}],"partOf":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/collection","type":"Collection"}],"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/canvas/23888-canvas-1153","type":"Canvas","height":2000,"width":1569,"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/page/23888-anno-1153","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/annotation/23888-anno-1153","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","target":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/canvas/23888-canvas-1153","body":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL/full/max/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":2000,"width":1569,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/2/collection/y1950-66_OBL","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":274,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"label":{"en":["View 1"]}},{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/canvas/23888-canvas-14354","type":"Canvas","height":2000,"width":1586,"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/page/23888-anno-14354","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/annotation/23888-anno-14354","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","target":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/23888/canvas/23888-canvas-14354","body":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_DET/full/max/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":2000,"width":1586,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/2/collection/y1950-66_DET","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_DET","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_DET/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":277,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_DET","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"label":{"en":["View 2"]}}],"start":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1950-66_OBL","type":"Canvas"}}