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The Bodhisattva is understood as one who has reached full enlightenment but remains in this world to specifically address the suffering of each individual. Thus, the Bodhisattva serves as a bridge between the Buddha and the heavenly realms and the earth and sentient beings. Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is a bodhisattva most prominently celebrated in the Lotus Sutra and is known to be both male and female. Guan Yin is the Japanese and Chinese form of Avalokiteshvara, and as displayed at the Tsz Shan Monastery, she most prominently exemplifies compassion as can be seen in the Buddha in her Top Knot, the Mani Pearl of Enlightenment in her right hand, and the vase by which cleanses the world in her left hand. Her Keyura Necklace showcases her transcendence of all-worldly entanglements. Finally, her slight lean forward and soft, warm gaze underscore her all-encompassing compassion.
C. G. Jung had an interest in the religions and philosophies of the East for his entire professional career. For instance, from his study of the Secret of the Golden Flower and the Yi Jing, to his study of the text, Chan and Zen Teaching which was on his nightstand at the time of his death, Jung enjoyed a lifelong connection. In particular, Jung was interested in the East's understanding of the wisdom teachings that drew attention to the non-causal and non-linear aspects of time manifested in the psyche. Jung used these teachings to help develop key aspects of analytic psychology to include synchronicity, the self, the use of divination, the transcendent function, and active imagination.
It is important to note that Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is often portrayed as having a thousand arms—each arm also having an eye. In this manner, Avalokiteshvara is understood to be omnipresent and omniscient evidencing an all-knowing being, and thus modelling a full and complete mastery of what the West has come to call the unconscious. The author has sought to elucidate Jung's lifelong study and integration of