What is interesting about this image, taken in the reception area of a Bangkok massage parlor is that the 12 handed deity at the far left is the Japanese Goddess of Mercy, Kwanon.
Kwanon was the inspiration behind the name of the Japanese camera brand Canon whose original logo featured the Goddess.
Strangely it is believed that Kwanon was originally an Indian male God named Avalokiteshwara!
Avlokiteshwara, ("the Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva (an enlightened being) who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. So next time someone asks you to connect the Japanese brand Canon to India, you know what to say!
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