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 Wood carving of Guanyin with Amitābha on its crown. Northern Song Dynasty, China, c. 1025. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 觀音 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 观音 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 觀世音 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 观世音 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 觀自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 观自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Lord who Gazes down on the World" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burmese | ကွမ်ယင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPA | [kwàɴ jɪ̀ɴ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tibetan | སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | Quan Âm (Quán Âm) Quán Thế Âm (Quan Thế Âm) Quán Tự Tại | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 觀音 觀世音 觀自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thai | กวนอิม, พระอวโลกิเตศวรโพธิสัตว์ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RTGS | Kuan Im, Phra Avalokitesuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 관음, 관세음, 관자재 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 觀音, 觀世音, 觀自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian script | ᠨᠢᠳᠦ ᠪᠡᠷ ᠦᠵᠡᠭᠴᠢ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 観音, 観世音, 観自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | かんのん, かんぜおん, かんじざい | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indonesian | Kwan Im, Kwan She Im, Awalokiteswara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tagalog | Guanyin (ᜄᜓᜀᜈᜌᜒᜈ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sanskrit | अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Khmer | អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ (Avalokitesvarak), អវលោកេស្វរៈ (Avalokesvarak), លោកេស្វរៈ (Lokesvarak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hmong | Kabyeeb, Niam-Txiv Kabyeeb, Dabpog, Niam-Txiv Dabpog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guanyin (Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: Guānyīn) is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. Guanyin is a common Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर) in Chinese Buddhism and has been appropriated by other Eastern religions, including Taoism and Chinese folk religion.[note 1] She was first given the appellation "Goddess of Mercy" or "Mercy Goddess" by Jesuit missionaries in China.[1] Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World."[2] On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated.[3]
Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī.[4] Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity"[5] with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is mentioned in the Pumen chapter of the Lotus Sutra and the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra.
Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin, including Shaolin Monastery, Longxing Temple, Puning Temple, Nanhai Guanyin Temple, Dharma Drum Mountain, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Shitennō-ji, Sensō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjūsangen-dō, and many others. Guanyin's abode and bodhimaṇḍa in India are recorded as being on Mount Potalaka. With the localization of the belief in Guanyin, each area adopted its own Potalaka. In Chinese Buddhism, Mount Putuo is considered the bodhimaṇḍa of Guanyin. Naksansa is considered to be the Potalaka of Guanyin in Korea. Japan's Potalaka is located at Fudarakusan-ji. Tibet's Potalaka is the Potala Palace. Vietnam's Potalaka is the Hương Temple.[citation needed]
There are several pilgrimage centers for Guanyin in East Asia. Putuoshan is the main pilgrimage site in China. There is a 33-temple Guanyin pilgrimage in Korea, which includes Naksansa. In Japan, there are several pilgrimages associated with Guanyin. The oldest one of them is the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a pilgrimage through 33 temples with Guanyin shrines. Guanyin is beloved by most Buddhist traditions in a nondenominational way and is found in most Tibetan temples under the name Chenrézik (Wylie: Spyan ras gzigs). Guanyin is also beloved and worshipped in the temples in Nepal. The Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, located in Patan, is one example. Guanyin is also found in some influential Theravada temples, such as Gangaramaya Temple, Kelaniya, and Natha Devale, near the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Guanyin can also be found in Thailand's Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Huay Pla Kang (where the huge statue of her is often mistakenly called the "Big Buddha"), and Burma's Shwedagon Pagoda. Statues of Guanyin are a widely depicted subject of Asian art and are found in the Asian art sections of most museums in the world.
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- ^ Yu 2001, p. 371
- ^ "Perceiver of the World's Sounds". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Bodhisattva Guan Shi Yin's Attainment of Buddhahood 觀世音菩薩成佛 – Purple Cloud". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Reginald (2008) [1913]. Buddhist China. Soul Care Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9680459-3-0.
- ^ "Avalokiteshvara – bodhisattva". 6 October 2023.