Hand Cast Brass - Nepal The Quan Yin is known as the Goddess of Compassion & Healing. She is one of the most popular deities in all of Asia. Her name in Chinese roughly translates as "The One who Hears the Cries of the World". She is the Divine Mother\ In her left hand she holds a vase, which symbolizes her pouring compassion on to the world. Hand cast brass by artisans in a Fair-Trade cooperative in Nepal.