In Chinese mythology, Guanyin (觀音) is the goddess of mercy and considered to be the physical embodiment of compassion. She is an all-seeing, all-hearing being who Guanyin is a bodhisattva associated with compassion and is venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara, a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas1. Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World"1. On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin’s attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated1. Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī1. Guanyin is often referred to as the “most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity” with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her1. Is there anything else you would like to know? is called upon by worshipers in times of uncertainty, despair, and fear."