Kuan Yin by Maya van der Meer

Kuan Yin

The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion

Maya van der Meer

Shambhala · Print & ebook · May 4, 2021

Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner Bank Street College of Education "The Best Children’s Books of the Year" Moonbeams Children’s Book Awards "Best Illustrator" Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale.

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Who it’s for
A contemplative princess adventure pairs sisterhood with a Buddhist tale of compassion and choosing a path.
Themes
Compassion, Sisterhood, Following your own path
Genres
Buddhist Stories, Asian Myths & Legends, Royalty & Princes

About this book

Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner Bank Street College of Education "The Best Children’s Books of the Year" Moonbeams Children’s Book Awards "Best Illustrator" Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale. Miao Shan isn't your typical princess.

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She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. Miao Shan's heart is so full of love that her dream is to spread happiness throughout the land and help people endlessly. But her father has other plans for her--he intends to have her married and remain in the palace. With the help of her little sister Ling, Miao Shan escapes and begins her journey to discover the true meaning of compassion. During their adventure, Ling and Miao Shan are eventually separated. Ling must overcome doubts, fears, and loneliness in order to realize what her sister had told her all along--that love is the greatest power in the world. After the sisters' reunion, Miao Shan realizes her true calling as Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion. A princess-adventure story like none other, this ancient Chinese tale of the world's most beloved Buddhist hero is a story of sisterhood, strength, and following your own path.

Compassion in Motion

A contemplative princess adventure pairs sisterhood with a Buddhist tale of compassion and choosing a path.

Come here for

  • An accessible take on an ancient Chinese Buddhist tale
  • Sisterhood, forest meditation, and a princess adventure

Expect

  • A contemplative story about compassion and following your own path
  • An adventure shaped by love, separation, and reunion

Where it sits

Buddhist Stories57%
Royalty & Princes48%
Asian Myths & Legends43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Asian Myths & Legends
  • Buddhist Stories
  • Diversity & Multicultural
Authors
Maya van der Meer
Publisher
Shambhala
Published
May 4, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Compassion · Sisterhood · Following your own path
Reading lane
Asian Myths & Legends