In reality Guan Yin is neither male nor female, not man nor
deva, not weak nor powerful, high status nor low status.
The Buddha told Inexhaustible Intention Bodhisattva, "Good man,
if living beings in this land must be saved by means of someone in
the body of a Buddha, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva will manifest itt the
body of a Buddha and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Pratyekabuddha,
he will manifest in the body of a Pratyekabuddha and speak Dharma
for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Hearer, he will
manifest in the body of a Hearer and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the Brahma King,
he will manifest in the body of the Brahma King and speak Dharma
for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of Shakra, he will
manifest in the body of Shakra and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the God of
Sovereignty, he will manifest in the body of the God of Sovereignty
and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the Great God of
Sovereignty, he will manifest in the body of the Great God of
Sovereignty and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a great heavenly
general, he will manifest in the body of a great heavenly general
and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of Vaishravana, he
will manifest in the body of Vaishravana and speak Dharma for
them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a minor king, he
will manifest in the body of a minor king and speak Dharma for
them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of an Elder, he will
manifest in the body of an Elder and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a layman, he will
manifest in the body of a layman and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a minister of
state, he will manifest in the body of a minister of state and
speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Brahman, he will
manifest in the body of a Brahman and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Bhikshu,
Bhikshuni, Upasaka, or Upasika, he will manifest in the body of a
Bhikshu, Bhikshuni, Upasaka, or Upasika and speak Dharma for
them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of the wife of an
Elder, of a layman, of a minister of state, or of a Brahman, he
will manifest in a wifes body and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a pure youth or a
pure maiden, he will manifest in the body of a pure youth or pure
maiden and speak Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a heavenly dragon,
yaksha, gandharva, asura, garuda, kinnara, mahoraga, human, or
nonhuman, and so forth, he will manifest in such a body and speak
Dharma for them.
"If they must be saved by someone in the body of a Vajra-wielding
spirit, he will manifest in the body of a Vajra-wielding spirit and
speak Dharma for them.
I've also visited some temples with ALL of those forms stated
above.
