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Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

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guān yīn

kwun yum

kan non

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觀音/観音 is the Buddhist deity known as the Goddess of Mercy or Bodhisattva of Compassion.

In Chinese, the proper name of this being is Guan Yin. There is some debate as to whether Guan Yin is female. The argument comes from some scripture that suggests Buddhist deities take on the male form. Others say that Guan Yin has no sex. And still, others are okay with the female representation of Guan Yin.

This bodhisattva is also known or Romanized in the following ways:
Mandarin Chinese: Guan Yin, Kuan Yin, Kwan Yin.
Japanese: Kannon, Kwannon.
Sanskrit: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.
Korean: Gwan-eum.
Vietnamese: Quan Âm.
Thai: Kuan Eim.
English: Bodhisattva of Mercy and Salvation, Goddess of Compassion, Buddha of Mercy, et al.

Note: The first character has a slight variation in Japanese. If your audience is specifically Japanese, you may want to select that version.

Namo Guanyin Pusa

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nán wú guàn yīn pú sà

namu kannon bosatsu

南無觀音菩薩 is the title Namo Guanyin Pusa in Chinese or Namu/Namo Kannon Bosatsu in Japanese.

This can also translate as Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

Note: Sometimes written 南無觀世音菩薩 (just the addition of 世) making it Námó Guānshìyīn Púsà.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
觀音观音 see styles	guān yīn guan1 yin1 kuan yin kanon かんおん	觀音 Custom Scroll 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
七觀音七观音 see styles	qī guān yīn qi1 guan1 yin1 ch`i kuan yin chi kuan yin Shichi Kannon	七觀音 Custom Scroll seven forms of Avalokitêśvara
六觀音六观音 see styles	liù guān yīn liu4 guan1 yin1 liu kuan yin Rokkannon	六觀音 Custom Scroll The six kinds of Guanyin. There are two groups— I. That of Tiantai: 大悲 most pitiful; 大慈 most merciful; 師子無畏 of lion-courage; 大光普照 of universal light; 天人丈夫 leader amongst gods and men; 大梵深遠 the great omnipresent Brahma. Each of this bodhisattva's six qualities of pity, etc., breaks the hindrances 三障 respectively of the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and devas. II. As thousand-handed; the holy one; horseheaded; eleven-faced; Cundī (or Marīci); with the wheel of sovereign power.
聖觀音圣观音 see styles	shèng guān yīn sheng4 guan1 yin1 sheng kuan yin Shō Kannon	聖觀音 Custom Scroll Noble Avalokitêśvara
觀音力观音力 see styles	guān yīn lì guan1 yin1 li4 kuan yin li Kan'non riki	觀音力 Custom Scroll power of Avalokitêśvara
觀音様 see styles	kannonsama かんのんさま	觀音様 Custom Scroll (out-dated kanji) (1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris
觀音殿观音殿 see styles	guān yīn diàn guan1 yin1 dian4 kuan yin tien Kan'non Ten	觀音殿 Custom Scroll Avalokitêśvara Hall
觀音玄观音玄 see styles	guān yīn xuán guan1 yin1 xuan2 kuan yin hsüan Kan'non gen	觀音玄 Custom Scroll Profound [Meaning of the] Avalokitêśvara [Chapter]
觀音經观音经 see styles	guān yīn jīng guan1 yin1 jing1 kuan yin ching Kan'non gyō	觀音經 Custom Scroll Chapter of the Universal Gate of Avalokitêśvara Bodhisattva
觀音觀观音观 see styles	guān yīn guān guan1 yin1 guan1 kuan yin kuan Kannon kan	觀音觀 Custom Scroll meditation on Avalokitêśvara's true form
觀音鄉观音乡 see styles	guān yīn xiāng guan1 yin1 xiang1 kuan yin hsiang	觀音鄉 Custom Scroll Guanyin or Kuanyin township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣\|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
觀音院观音院 see styles	guān yīn yuàn guan1 yin1 yuan4 kuan yin yüan Kannon in	觀音院 Custom Scroll Avalokitêśvara Hall
鐵觀音铁观音 see styles	tiě guān yīn tie3 guan1 yin1 t`ieh kuan yin tieh kuan yin	鐵觀音 Custom Scroll Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
一如觀音一如观音 see styles	yī rú guān yīn yi1 ru2 guan1 yin1 i ju kuan yin Ichinyo Kannon	一如觀音 Custom Scroll One of the 33 representations of Guanyin ascending on the clouds.
一葉觀音一叶观音 see styles	yī shě guān yīn yi1 she3 guan1 yin1 i she kuan yin Ichiyō Kannon	一葉觀音 Custom Scroll One of the 33 forms of Guanyin, standing on a lotus leaf.
八大觀音八大观音 see styles	bā dà guān yīn ba1 da4 guan1 yin1 pa ta kuan yin Hachi Dai Kannon	八大觀音 Custom Scroll The eight Shingon representations of Guanyin: as one of the above 八大明王, as the white-robed one, as a rākṣasī, as with four faces, as with a horse's head, as Mahāsthāmaprāpta 大勢至, and as Tārā 陀羅.
十三觀音 see styles	shí sān guān yīn shi2 san1 guan1 yin1 shih san kuan yin	十三觀音 Custom Scroll (三十三尊觀音) The thirty-three forms in which Guanyin is represented: with willow, dragon, sutra, halo, as strolling, with white robe, as lotus-sleeping, with fishing-creel, as medicine-bestowing, with folded hands, holding a lotus, pouring water, etc. 三十三過 The thirty-three possible fallacies in the statement of a syllogism, nine in the proposition 宗 pratijñā, fourteen in the reason 因 hetu, and ten in the example 喩 udāharaṇa.
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	千手觀音 Custom Scroll (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.
大悲觀音大悲观音 see styles	dà bēi guān yīn da4 bei1 guan1 yin1 ta pei kuan yin Daihi Kannon	大悲觀音 Custom Scroll greatly compassionate Avalokitêśvara
救苦觀音救苦观音 see styles	jiù kǔ guān yīn jiu4 ku3 guan1 yin1 chiu k`u kuan yin chiu ku kuan yin kuku Kannon	救苦觀音 Custom Scroll Avalokitêśvara who saves world from suffering
楊柳觀音杨柳观音 see styles	yáng liǔ guān yīn yang2 liu3 guan1 yin1 yang liu kuan yin Yōryū Kannon	楊柳觀音 Custom Scroll Guanyin with the willow-branch.
水月觀音水月观音 see styles	shuǐ yuè guān yīn shui3 yue4 guan1 yin1 shui yüeh kuan yin Suigetsu kannon	水月觀音 Custom Scroll Guanyin gazing at the moon in the water, i. e. the unreality of all phenomena.
白處觀音白处观音 see styles	bái chù guān yīn bai2 chu4 guan1 yin1 pai ch`u kuan yin pai chu kuan yin Byakusho Kannon	白處觀音 Custom Scroll White-robed Avalokitêśvara
白衣觀音白衣观音 see styles	bái yī guān yīn bai2 yi1 guan1 yin1 pai i kuan yin Byakue Kannon	白衣觀音 Custom Scroll (or 白處觀音) ; 白衣大士; 半拏囉嚩悉寧 Pāṇḍaravāsinī, the white-robed form of Guanyin on a white lotus.
葉衣觀音叶衣观音 see styles	shě yī guān yīn she3 yi1 guan1 yin1 she i kuan yin Shōe Kannon	葉衣觀音 Custom Scroll A form of Guanyin clad in leaves to represent the 84,000 merits.
蛤唎觀音蛤唎观音 see styles	gé lì guān yīn ge2 li4 guan1 yin1 ko li kuan yin Kōri Kannon	蛤唎觀音 Custom Scroll One of the thirty-three forms of Guanyin, seated on a shell.
觀音さま see styles	kannonsama かんのんさま	觀音さま Custom Scroll (out-dated kanji) (1) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (2) (slang) clitoris
觀音信仰观音信仰 see styles	guān yīn xìn yǎng guan1 yin1 xin4 yang3 kuan yin hsin yang Kan'non shinkō	觀音信仰 Custom Scroll devotion to Avalokitêśvara
觀音懺法观音忏法 see styles	guān yīn chàn fǎ guan1 yin1 chan4 fa3 kuan yin ch`an fa kuan yin chan fa Kan'non senbo	觀音懺法 Custom Scroll Avalokitêśvara confessional
觀音玄義观音玄义 see styles	guān yīn xuán yì guan1 yin1 xuan2 yi4 kuan yin hsüan i Kan'non gengi	觀音玄義 Custom Scroll Profound Meaning of [the] Avalokitêśvara [Chapter]

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Goddess of Mercy and Compassion	觀音 / 観音观音	kan non / kannon	guān yīn / guan1 yin1 / guan yin / guanyin	kuan yin / kuanyin
Namo Guanyin Pusa	南無觀音菩薩南无观音菩萨	namu kannon bosatsu namukannonbosatsu	nán wú guàn yīn pú sà nan2 wu2 guan4 yin1 pu2 sa4 nan wu guan yin pu sa nanwuguanyinpusa	nan wu kuan yin p`u sa nanwukuanyinpusa nan wu kuan yin pu sa
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.