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The Universal Gate Chapter of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, also called the Guanyin Sūtra, is one of the most widely circulated chapters of the Lotus Sūtra. The scripture describes Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva hearing the cries of suffering beings and rescuing them, manifesting in various forms, and teaching the Dharma to sentient beings through diverse skillful means, emphasizing great compassion, salvation, and universal manifestation. In East Asian Buddhism, this chapter was often copied, printed, chanted, and enshrined independently, and is closely connected with miracle tales of Avalokiteśvara, verses of the Universal Gate Chapter, White-Robed Guanyin, and monastery ritual assemblies. This item is marked as a 1660 polychrome printed edition, indicating that beyond the text itself it may also preserve coloring, illustrations, or woodblock decorative information, making it useful for studying early Qing Buddhist scripture printing, the spread of Avalokiteśvara devotion, and integrated text-image liturgical formats.