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Oskar von Hinuber has an article on this topic in JSS

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Chun-fang Yu, “The Cult of Kuan-yin in Yunnan”, paper delivered at the International Conference on Regional Dynamism in Chinese Buddhism, Wutai Shan, China, July 11-16, 1992.

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