Guanyin Hall
Hall in Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese Buddhist temples
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Saint Guanyin
Statue of Saint Guanyin sits in the lotus posture with a lotus or the Yujingping in hand, wearing Keyura, necklaces and decorations and a precious crown on the head. There is a sitting statue of Amitabha (阿彌陀佛) on the crown, which is the main symbol of Guanyin.
Guanzizai
Statue of Guanzizai sits with on leg crossing and one leg dropping. The Yujingping full of sweet dew and a willow branch is placed near him, representing his mercy and sympathy to spread to all the people. A boy and a girl serve as his attendants on his two sides. The boy is Sudhana (善財童子; Shàncái Tóngzǐ) and the girl is Longnü (龍女).
Thousand-armed and eyed Guanyin
Thousand-armed and eyed Guanyin, has thousands of arms on both sides of the body. For statues, there are often 42 hands with one eye in each to symbolize the thousand hands. The middle two hands are in closing palm posture and other hands are holding Vajras, sutra scrolls Dharma seals and other weapons. Guanyin's thousand hands mean to protect all living creatures and the eyes mean to view over the world.