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Kuan yin has for centuries been the chief symbol of human compassion in the orient. her statues show her dressed in flowing garments and often hung with golden necklaces, attended by the dragon-girl lung nu and the male child shan ts'ai. often she holds willows or jewels; she makes symbolic gestures of generosity and the banishment of fear and hardship. usually a virgin goddess, she is in china occasionally connected with physical love, which can indeed be an expression of love and compassion such as kuan-yin encourages. she also appears as a temple-guardian, with a thousand arms or a thousand eyes, always alert and on guard. such statues were designed as guides to meditation, but the most effective meditation was the constant repetition of kuanyin's name. that continual inner reminder of kuan yin's peace and generosity brought such qualities into every aspect of her worshiper's life.