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Maria-Kannon
Japanese Catholics underwent much persecution when Christianity first began to spread. They would use images of Kannon, the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy, as an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and pray for Her intercession. These images and statues became known as, "Maria-Kannon". This has special importance to me, because Mary reached me through Kannon and brought me from my solitary form of Zen-Buddhism to the fullness of the Catholic Faith. I call this black and white layered photo Maria-Kannon because of the elegant female face with demure, down cast eyes that waits to be found among the shadows.
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