Introduction to the Lotus-holding Guanyin: The Lotus-holding Guanyin embodies the dharma body virtues of Guanyin. Guanyin is the deity of the lotus department of Tantric Buddhism. The lotus is the samaya shape of Guanyin. It has the four virtues of "Always happy and pure". It is a sacred flower in Buddhism and symbolizes The unified heart of all living beings, the lotus body is pure, untainted from the silt, and the roots are connected to the heart, symbolizing "the heart of the Buddha, all living beings, without distinction among the three."