Kuan Yin, meaning "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the human World". In Chinese Buddhism, Kuan Yin is synonymous with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the highest level of mercy, compassion, kindness and love.
Bodhisattva are beings of enlightenment, the one who has earned to leave the world of suffering and is destined to become a Buddha, but has forgone the bliss of nirvana with a vow to save all children of god. Avalojkitesvara ‘avalokita’ means "seeing or gazing down".
