Project Gutenberg 2013-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 60 Benson, Stella 1892 1933 Anderson, J. C. O'Gorman, Mrs. Kwan-yin Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Kwan-yin" by Stella Benson is a play written in the early 20th century that draws upon themes of compassion and the human condition. The piece presents a spiritual and meditative exploration of Kwan-yin, the revered Goddess of Mercy in Eastern mythology, serving as a focal point for themes of sorrow, love, and the quest for solace. The play takes place within a temple setting, where priests and acolytes engage in rituals that intertwine song and prayer, creating a rich atmosphere for the expression of longing and pain. The narrative unfolds as a series of chants and dialogues between the priests and Kwan-yin, conveying humanity's struggles with pain, loneliness, and the hope for forgiveness and understanding. Kwan-yin, portrayed as both a powerful and passive figure, listens to the cries of the suffering without offering direct intervention, illustrating the complexities of mercy and the limits of divine help. The interplay of the acolytes’ songs and the priests’ chants highlights a deep yearning for connection and relief from anguish, ultimately questioning the efficacy of mercy in the face of overwhelming suffering. The climax reflects Kwan-yin's confession of being defeated, raising poignant questions about the nature of hope and the significance of mercy in a world filled with despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41885/41885-h/images/cover.jpg en Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature 39112 39121 2024-09-17T14:04:58.371658 2023-09-18T08:53:43.388130 text/html text/html 36103 2013-01-20T16:30:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21523 2013-01-20T16:30:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 33328 2024-09-17T14:05:00.156643 application/epub+zip 32310 2024-09-17T14:04:58.726651 application/epub+zip 32310 2024-09-17T14:04:58.528648 application/epub+zip 54024 2024-09-17T14:05:01.393653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54437 2024-09-17T14:04:59.958656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54632 2022-09-19T07:20:19.121180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28799 28598 2024-09-17T14:04:58.226757 2023-09-18T08:53:43.186137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28704 2013-01-20T16:30:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10592 2013-01-20T16:30:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17908 2024-09-17T14:05:01.584633 application/rdf+xml 4735 2024-09-17T14:04:58.600667 image/jpeg 1422 2024-09-17T14:04:58.564658 image/jpeg 24695 2024-09-17T14:04:58.378648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia