The mid to late Tang dynasty saw a growing prominence of Bodhisattva figures in Buddhist iconography
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The mid to late Tang dynasty saw a growing prominence of Bodhisattva figures in Buddhist iconography

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The mid to late Tang dynasty saw a growing prominence of Bodhisattva figures in Buddhist iconography,  Of these the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Avalokitesvara, was the most popular, eventually becoming known as the Goddess of Mercy. China. Chinese. Tang dynasty, AD 618 906.

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Werner Forman Archive/ P. Goldman Collection, London

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