Kwan or Quan Yin is the most important female in Buddhism.

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Kyoto, Japan - September 15, 2016: At the Shinnyo-do Buddhist Temple the statue of Kwan or Quan Yin, the most important female in Buddhism, stands in the garden. She is the avatar of bodhisattva Avolikiteshvara.

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Location: Kyoto, Japan
Photo credit: © Claudine Klodien / Alamy / Afripics
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