Question I've been wanting to ask Buddhist-Taoist adherents

[karcy]

I've been wanting to ask Buddhist/Taoist adherents about this: to what extent to Buddhist/Taoist adherents regard the reality of deities like Guan Yin? Is she an actual person, or is she a metaphor for a greater spiritual truth (in the way that some Hindus regard their gods)? Would a devotee to Guan Yin be offended if someone said that she had

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[fantasyecho]

I understand Kuan Yin as having origins in Chinese mythology who has taken on Hindu/Buddhist elements due to Buddhistic syncretism

[karcy]

Hey, I realized that I forgot to reply with my thanks to you.

Thanks!