The Legend of Kuan-jin

Miao-shan is no ordinary princess. Every day she begins with meditation and befriends tigers and dragons. She wishes to help people. But the king has other plans for her. He wants her to marry. So Miao-shan runs away and embarks on a journey to discover the true meaning of compassion. Her younger sister Ling stays in the palace, coping with fear and loneliness. She succeeds thanks to understanding what her older sister taught her – that the most powerful force in the world is love. When the sisters meet again, the elder of them has already undergone a transformation and become the goddess of compassion, Kuan-yin. Within the pages of this book, the ancient Chinese legend of the most beloved Buddhist heroine of all time comes to life. It is a story not only about sisterhood but, above all, about the power of love and the importance of following one's own path.