{"product_id":"glass-necklace-with-guanyin-pendant","title":"Glass necklace with Guanyin pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery nicely made glass necklace with a pendant depicting the image of Guanyin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuanyin is the Chinese version of the bodhisattva also known under the names of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eone of the most well-known and most highly regarded figures in the Buddhist group of \"Eight Boddhisattva's\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIn the iconography of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig he is mostly depicted as a male being, and also older depictions of Guanyin show him as such, but somewhere between the 8th and 10th century the depiction slowly shifted into her nowadays almost exclusively female version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bodhisattva is the name for a buddhist deity who \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehas reached the state of bodhicita, but consciously chooses not yet to take that final step towards becoming a fully enlightened buddha. Instead choosing to stay close to the eartly realms to assist others on their paths, driven to do so out of a great sense of compassion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd this characteristic is exactly what Guanyin \/ Avalokiteshvara embodies; the ultimate, selfless and unconditional compassion of the Buddha. The name 'Guanyin' can be roughly translated as 'the one who perceives all the sounds of the world', refering to the fact that she is said to hear and listen to all the prayers and pleas of mankind, always ready to come to the assistance, bringing comfort and solace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext to the more general characteristics that are ascribed to all relatives in the \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGuanyin - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAvalokiteshavara - Chenrezig family, there are also some more specific features associated with Guanyin. For example\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e as a goddess of the sea or as 'Songzi', the 'child-giver';  an aspect in which she is prayed to for blessing families with healthy children and especially male heirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis nicely detailed depiction of Guanyin is made on a pendant of semi-transparent glass. It hangs on a necklace made with transparent glass beads, strung alternately with tiny yellow glass beads on yellow macrame cord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSizes; total weight of the necklace is approximately 42 grams. The pendant is approximately 50 millimeters high and 40 millimeters wide and the glass beads have a diameter of 5 millimeters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMultiple ones available, sold per piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seawolf Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56918086746443,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/7101\/7547\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_7f2c38c4-5e23-46cf-b326-2c82f1e06983.jpg?v=1776417943","url":"https:\/\/seawolfshop.com\/products\/glass-necklace-with-guanyin-pendant","provider":"Seawolf Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}