COPPER GUAN-YIN RIDING DRAGON FISH BUDDHA STATUE Golden Metal 9-inch Sculpture Professional Packing for Valuables ~ USA Seller Beautiful - Brand New Condition - Exquisite and High Quality Guanyin is a Chinese Buddhist bodhisattva, or enlightened being, who is known for her compassion and mercy. Material: Golden copper alloy Color: soft gold Size: 9 x 4 x 2.5 inches / 23 x 9 x 5.7 cm Weight: 2.13 lbs / 1 kg Guanyin Boddhisattva Guanyin is a Chinese Buddhist bodhisattva, or enlightened being, who is known for her compassion and mercy. Origin Guanyin originated in ancient India as Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva who could take on many forms. Role Guanyin is a compassionate savior who helps those in need, regardless of their age, gender, or social class. She is also known as the Bodhisattva of the Earth. Guan-Yins Mount: The dragon fish symbolizes evolution, growth, and transformation. It represents living in a state of fearlessness, without danger of drowning in the ocean of sufferings, and migrating from place to place freely and spontaneously. Devotion Guanyin became a popular figure in China and the West, and a cult was devoted to her between the third and sixth centuries. Names Guanyin has many names, including Guanshiyin and Guanzizai, which come from Sanskrit words meaning "to observe" and "sound".