2/26/2016

News: Buddhist Deity Returns to Boston

 
From the article:
 
"This deity, Guanyin, which embodies compassion, was carved about 900 years ago from a tree trunk. Nearly six feet tall, the figure is seated in a casual pose, with its glass eyes facing downward and one leg dangling as though being dipped in a pool of water. The underlying legend is that the deity was gazing at a reflection of the moon in the water."
 



(photo copyright Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)