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Miao

noun
1.
A people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States.  Synonym: Hmong.
2.
A language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong.  Synonyms: Hmong, Hmong language.





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... represented in her regenerate state caressing a child. She is mentioned by Hsuean Chuang and by I-Ching who adds that her image was already known in China. The Chinese also worshipped a native goddess called T'ien-hou or T'ou-mu. Kuan-yin was also identified with an ancient Chinese heroine called Miao-shen.[37] This is parallel to the legend of Ti-tsang (Kshitigarbha) who, though a male Bodhisattva, was a virtuous maiden in two of his previous existences. Evidently Chinese religious sentiment required a Madonna and it is not ...
— Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) - An Historical Sketch • Charles Eliot


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