The followers who are eligible to enter Nirvana are called the bodhisattvas. Out of Compassion, bodhisattvas have chosen not to go to Nirvana, but to stay at the mortal world until all beings have received their spiritual wisdom of becoming the enlighten ones (Cohen, Buddhism 17). An example of a bodhisattvas can be found in "The Painting on Silk of the Bodhisattva Kuan-yin". This vibrant colored illustration captures the image of the holy and compassionate Kuan-yin. To show her importance, Kuan-yin is taller than the monk and the maid. Notice the appearance of Buddha on Kuan-yin's hairpiece, the sitting Buddha is dressed plainly in a monk's robe. On the other hand, Kuan-yin and other bodhisattvas are usually standing and adorned with precious jewels. The jewel in between the brows is called the Urna. It symbolizes as the third eye or superhuman insight. The long earlobes are "a mark of the nobles of ancient India whose earlobes were stretched by the heavy earrings that they wore