Chinese-Dragon
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Guanyin is huge in china. But she is ancient Taoist goddess, she was later absorbed into Buddhism as a boddhisatva. now boddhisatva is a sanskrit term.
chinese culture has assimilated a lot of indian elements.
Guanyin is probably one of the most worshipped dieties in China, especially in South China.
The original Sanskrit name for this bodhisattva, was supposedly "Avalokiteśvara". Originally from the Vedas.
It is a mix of both ancient Taoist and Buddhist philosophy... which resulted in the modern day form of Guanyin.