Statue of Kannon, Buddhist Goddess of mercy at a temple in Yori, Saitama, Japan.

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Sho Kannon Shō Kannon represents the root form, the unchangeable form, of Kannon -- the pure, noble, sacred, holy form In traditional Japanese Buddhist art and sculpture, Shō Kannon commonly holds a lotus bud or water vase The most distinguished of the Kannon Bodhisattvas holds an unopened lotus in one hand, which represents the Buddha nature in us all, waiting to flower.

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