White-robed Guanyin

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White-robed Guanyin (C. Báiyī Guānyīn 白衣觀音; Skt. Pāṇḍaravāsinī-Avalokitêśvara). Also known as Bàn ná luō mó xī níng 半拏囉嚩悉寧 (Skt. Pāṇḍara-vāsinī). A form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara found in East Asian Buddhism.

There are a number of different variations of Guanyin in white robes. For example: