Liu Chang-po, former director of the National Central Library, points out that the original Kuan Yin was a follower of Amitabha in the Western Lands, and thus of course a male.
於是「神佛雜處」、「神界大同」的現象也就見怪不怪了。以道教聖地「指南宮」來說，正殿主神是「八仙」之一的呂洞賓，後殿卻奉祀「至聖先師」孔子。而旁邊「大雄寶殿」供奉佛祖釋迦牟尼，後方「凌霄寶殿」住的卻是「玉皇大帝」！