There are 25 total results for your Avalokiteshvara search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
観音 see styles |
mine みね |
More info & calligraphy: Goddess of Compassion |
観世音 see styles |
kanzenon かんぜのん |
More info & calligraphy: Goddess of Compassion |
觀世音 观世音 see styles |
guān shì yīn guan1 shi4 yin1 kuan shih yin Kanzeon かんぜおん |
More info & calligraphy: Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel. |
千手観音 see styles |
senjukannon せんじゅかんのん |
More info & calligraphy: Senju Kannon |
觀音 观音 see styles |
guān yīn guan1 yin1 kuan yin kanon かんおん |
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) (out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (personal name) Kan'on Guanyin |
観自在 see styles |
kanjizai かんじざい |
(Buddhist term) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
観音様 see styles |
kannonsama かんのんさま |
(1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris |
觀自在 观自在 see styles |
guān zì zài guan1 zi4 zai4 kuan tzu tsai Kanjizai かんじざい |
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion Avalokitêśvara Bodhisattva |
觀音様 see styles |
kannonsama かんのんさま |
(out-dated kanji) (1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris |
六字真言 see styles |
liù zì zhēn yán liu4 zi4 zhen1 yan2 liu tzu chen yen |
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum) |
千手觀音 千手观音 see styles |
qiān shǒu guān yīn qian1 shou3 guan1 yin1 ch`ien shou kuan yin chien shou kuan yin Senshu Kannon せんじゅかんのん |
(out-dated kanji) thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon Sahasrabhuja-sahasranetra. One of the six forms of Kuanyin with a thousand arms and a thousand eyes. |
大悲観音 see styles |
daihikannon だいひかんのん |
{Buddh} (See 観音様・かんのんさま・1) Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon |
観音さま see styles |
kannonsama かんのんさま |
(1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris |
觀音さま see styles |
kannonsama かんのんさま |
(out-dated kanji) (1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris |
十一面観音 see styles |
juuichimenkannon / juichimenkannon じゅういちめんかんのん |
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon; (place-name) Jūichimenkannon |
十一面觀音 十一面观音 see styles |
shí yī miàn guān yīn shi2 yi1 mian4 guan1 yin1 shih i mien kuan yin Jūichi men Kannon じゅういちめんかんのん |
(out-dated kanji) eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon The eleven-faced Guanyin, especially connected with tantric performances, ekādaśamukha; there are three or more sūtras on the subject. |
観世音菩薩 see styles |
kanzeonbosatsu かんぜおんぼさつ |
(See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
観自在菩薩 see styles |
kanjizaibosatsu かんじざいぼさつ |
{Buddh} (See 観音・かんのん) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
阿弥陀三尊 see styles |
amidasanzon あみださんぞん |
{Buddh} Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta |
Variations: |
kanzeon かんぜおん |
(See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
Variations: |
kanjizai かんじざい |
{Buddh} (See 観音・かんのん) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
Variations: |
kannon かんのん |
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion |
Variations: |
senjukannon せんじゅかんのん |
(See 観音) thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon |
Variations: |
juuichimenkannon / juichimenkannon じゅういちめんかんのん |
(See 観音・かんのん) eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon |
Variations: |
kannonsama かんのんさま |
(1) {Buddh} (See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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