Wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Quan Thê Am (Avalokiteshvara) in Sanskrit, Vietnam, 19th centuryWith twelve arms painted and lacquered in white, red and gold, she is seated in padmasana, the lotus position, with one pair of hands on her thighs in dhyana mudra, and the two in front of the bust in Maha Cundi mudra. From her torso, six pairs of arms unfold, the hands presenting different attributes. Height: 49 cm Being the embodiment of compassion, Maha Cundhi, this deity is undoubtedly one of the most popular figures in Vietnamese Buddhism . This is a representation known as Quan Ân chuân-đê. The term chuân -dê, in Sanskrit cundi, means "the Pure One" and refers to a female form of the bodhisattva, also called the mother of all Buddhas.