Quan yin is the English transliteration of the Chinese name for a Buddhist divine figure whose Sanskrit name is Avalokitesvara.

Tove E. Neville has written:

'Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara: Chenresigs, Kuan-yin or Kannon Bodisattva'

All the priests and practitioners I have listened to have pronounced the name a-VA-lo-KIT-esh-VA-ra, although I couldn't say for certain.

Some sects feel there is a "Buddha of Protection" (Tara born from the tears of Avalokitesvara) and ascribe magical properties to her. Others see the Buddha as having no influence over the material world.

The Face Tower is the entrance through the South Gate- the Face is Avalokitesvara "Lord who looks down," is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. or a king for the nappers