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In China, a form of Avalokiteshvara (Chinese: Guanyin) known as the “giver or bestower of children” was worshipped by mothers and those wishing to bear children. By the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chinese representations of this form appear as a young, beautiful woman specifically holding a child, modeled after European Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary and Child.
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