Ahaaaa... Kwan Yin or as we call her Kwan Yin Ma ~ Ma for Mother... or Goddess of Mercy as you have mentioned... :) She is always pictured sitting or standing on a floating lotus. We have a huge statue here in Penang island at the Kek Lok Si temple, reputed to be the tallest in the world! :)
Edit: I just found this and enjoyed it! You might too...?!! :)
Some I'll tell you how I met Tara and why I'm so interested, so, friend @ ackhoo, thank you very much for this detail. I'll confess a secret: I have an image of Tara at the head of my bed. Hug
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