Quan Yin was the goddess of compassion. She
became a goddess, after saving the life of her father, in spite of he
burned her convent.
One
of her legions (minor temples), looked after hearth and orphanages as a
presence keeper. Thanks to her loving protection to single mothers and
their illegitimate sons, as well as future mothers, she avoided
abortions and suicides, when they were not assisted by the father of the
creatures.