OLD 17C QING DY SOLID STONE STATUE Kwanyin SITTING 52"H Start Price USD 12,888.00 Current Price USD 12,888.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Hebei See more about 'OLD 17C QING DY SOLID STONE STATUE Kwanyin SITTING 52"H' Description Please don't hesitate to contact me by email or      instantly  if you have any questiones. I will be very happy to answer you! If you need more clear and featured pictures, please also inform me. I will send you more pictures. Thanks for your time! Chinese Antique Qianlong Emperor period of China Qing Dynasty (17th Century)SOLID SANDSTONE SITTING STATUE OF Kwan-yin Bodhisattva We only sell high quality Chinese antiques! All items that I currently sell on eBay are all original condition as them be found, listed with no reserve!      REFUND GUARANTEE INCLUDE SHIPPING FEES!!! *   SPECIFICATION: Country of Origin: Hebei Province of China.Date: 17th Century  ( Qianlong emperor period of Chinese Qing Dynasty)Material:  solid sandstone Manufacturing Technique: Fine hand manufacturing.Condition: Please see the following very clear pictures very carefully for the detail!! Please let me know if you                     need more clear and featured pictures. Thanks!Measure: High: 51.2" (130 cm)                     Width: 25.6" (65 cm)                   Deep: 17.0"  (43 cm)     Net Weight: 1200 Ibs / 550Kg DESCRIPTION:  How kindly Kwan-yin Bodhisattva this statue is!!! This statue can date back to Chinese Qing dynasty. You can see the inscription in the left side of this statue. So, you can know the exact date about this statue. Known as The Goddess of Mercy, Gentle Protectress, Bodhisattva of Compassion, even the savior of seamen and fishermen, she holds many titles. The spelling of her name varies, but it is not so much the arrangement of letters as it is the effect that her spoken name produces on those with a Buddhist background, similar to a reaction in the West when one is speaking of the Virgin Mary. In both cases, it invokes the feeling of compassion and unconditional love. Indeed, her force is compared to Mother Mary in the West, Green Tara in the Tibetan culture, the Virgin of Guadeloupe in Mexico, and many other ancient goddesses, the matriarchy of old. You might call her the Buddhist Madonna.By her own words, she is a complex energy presence. Thus when I ask her about her incarnations as "Kwan Yin," this involves many persons that have embodied and reflected this energy in their lives on earth, as far as I can understand. According to Marjorie's channelings, the closest association of Kwan Yin being linked to a person energetically in recent times is Miao Shan, an ancient Chinese princess who was known for her great compassion. Here is a qoute from Kwan Yin about this:"Although I am Bodhisattva, I am energy. I am not a person. Basically, the Kwan Yin energy was never in one single body. It has always been a great part of the energy of all of compassion of all the Universe. What you see in front of you [Marjorie] is one person who has been able to tap in and release for a period of time, so that she can let us be a part of her reality and to share that with you so that you can be encouraged, and that you can also bring forward the part of you that knows the truth."The name "Kwan Yin" is a derivation of a Chinese name for the goddess that is this energy of motherly compassion. This is really a description of her energy ("she who hears the cries of the people") which has become accepted as her name on earth. Although there are variations, the feeling is the same. She responds to the heartfelt needs and anguish of the people of earth regardless of background or belief.Being one of the "mother" goddesses, she is especially connected to those in need of any kind of help, be they sick, lost, frightened or simply in unfortunate circumstances. She is a great protector and benefactor of the weak, the ill and especially the children and the babies. Many erect alters to Kwan Yin, the "bestower of children" -- the one who hears the prayers of anyone wanting to conceive a child -- to increase their fertility. There is a connection with the care of souls, both during birth and after death. Taoists invoke her presence to free newly departed souls from the judgement of the underworld. She guards the souls of the newborn and guides them to their new parents.Her range of influence is vast, from China to Korea and Japan, all the way down into Malaysia. She has superceded her Buddhist traditions and jumped into the realm of a more universally venerated goddess, now known to those of many different faiths and sects. Her image can be found on most any alter of worship in temples, homes, schools, shops, restaurants, out of the way grottos and even on the dashboards of taxis.Entwined in the faith of Buddhism, her first real appearance in literature seems to be around 400 AD. By that time, Buddhism had been around for nearly 1000 years, spreading from its birthplace in India to China, and subsequently to Korea, Japan and Tibet. Devotees of Avalokitesvara, or Avalokita, Bodhisattva of Compassion of Indian Buddhism, brought the concept of Avalokita to China. There, Avalokita, or Kwan Yin, was adopted as a god in the male form and later was gradually changed by some to resemble a female, lending a rather androgynous element to her. By 1200 AD she was definitely a female portrayed in flowing robes.Avalokita is depicted with many arms, hands and heads, sometimes with an eye in each palm representing the ever watchful omnipresent mother, ready to immediately reach out in any direction to alleviate suffering. In Buddhist mythology, it states that Avalokita was born from Amitabha Buddha's right eye, after which he proclaimed, "Om Mani Padme Hum" -- the jewel in the lotus -- a sentiment of her preciousness to him. Some believe she is actually an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha. The Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Avalokita is Kuanshih Yin, the full form of the shortened Kuan Yin, or Kwan Yin.It is said in ancient writings that she was embodied as Miao Shan (whose name means "wonderfully kind one"), a Chinese princess who lived about 700 BC. This legendary Buddhist saint is said to have spent nine years living on an island off the coast of China, healing, meditating and saving sailors from shipwreck. This island became a place of worship and pilgrimage for many, especially in one of the caves there, which was transformed into a shrine dedicated to Kwan Yin.She is called a Bodhisattva, literally a "being of bodhi, or enlightenment." Bodhi is the spiritual energy that produces an urge for enlightenment, emanating Wisdom and Compassion. The Buddhas are the primary stream from this energy, the secondary stream from the Buddhas being the Bodhisattva. A Bodhisattva is any soul which has attained enlightenment and has freed itself from the karmic cycle of rebirth, but which has forgone the bliss of Nirvana, the merging with the Creator, in order to help all the rest attain their enlightenment. This is their vow. It is said that as she was about to enter heaven, she paused at the threshold as the cries of the world reached her ears, and she returned to help them. She is also called an Ascended Master, which essentially means that one has learned all their lessons, transmuted their karma, and is not compelled to experience being reborn into a physical body if they do not desire it.The term goddess always summons up images of myth, and although some may see her as a mythical goddess, many on this planet worship her as a living presence. To me, gods and goddesses, angels, Ascended Masters and Bodhisattvas are all individual parts of the whole of the God Force which permeates everything. I have no problem with labels as such.In depictions she is shown with pearls of illumination in one hand; and with the other she pours out "sweet dew", the nectar of Wisdom and Compassion from a small vase, blessing all with physical and spiritual peace. Her cupped hands are a symbol of the womb and the universal feminine principal. She sometimes holds a sheaf of ripe rice, a metaphor for sustenance supplied. The dragon is often seen with her, a symbol of wisdom, strength, and the power of divine transformation. A Divine Mother, always there are children around her or being held by her. There are two small attendants that show up periodically, a "young man of excellent capacities" and the "daughter of the Dragon King," both related to the legendary Miao Shan. As reference to fishermen, sailors and water, she can be seen on a boat or a lotus flower crossing the sea. Other things related to her are a dove, a scroll of prayers which are the teachings of Buddha, a rosary of white crystal beads showing the rounds of rebirth, and a willow spray with which she sprinkles the divine nectar of life. AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATE:I will can provide you the authenticity certificate if you need. However, you will have to pay the certificate fees. It would be cost approximate US$100-150. The certificate will be issued by a Beijing famous cultural-relic appraisal department. It may take about 1-2 weeks in advance.  EXPORT LICENSE:This piece will be appraised by "China cultural-relic Exp. & Imp. Administering authority". Certainly, they will also seal this statue by sealing wax. Thus, the China custom and  you will know the piece is the piece that be certified by "China cultural-relic Exp. & Imp. Administering authority".  PAYMENT: 1. www.paypal.com 2. Bank Wire Transfer  (I will email you the detailed payment direction after the item end)3. 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