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Guanyin or Guan Yin (/ˌɡwɑːnˈjɪn/) is the most commonly used Chinese translation of the bodhisattva known as Avalokiteśvara.[1] Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion. In the East Asian world, Guanyin is the equivalent term for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Guanyin also refers to the bodhisattva as adopted by other Eastern religions.[2] She was first given the appellation of "Goddess of Mercy" or the Mercy Goddess by Jesuit missionaries in China.[3] The Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World." [4]
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![]() Northern Song Dynasty wood carving of Guanyin, c. 1025. Male bodhisattva depiction with Amitābha's crown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 觀自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 观自在 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Lord who Gazes down on the World (Avalokiteśvara)" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japanese | 観音菩薩, 観世音菩薩 or 観自在菩薩 (romaji: Kannon Bosatsu, Kanzeon Bosatsu or Kanjizai Bosatsu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Korean | (Hangul: 관음 , 관세음 or 관자재) (Hanja: 觀音 , 觀世音 or 觀自在) (romaja: Gwan-eum , Gwan-se-eum or Gwan-ja-jae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese | (Quốc ngữ: Quan Âm, Quán Thế Âm or Quán Tự Tại) (Hán-Nôm: 觀音, 觀世音 or 觀自在) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burmese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burmese | ကွမ်ယင်မယ်တော် (IPA :kwàɴ jɪ̀ɴ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hmong | Kabyeeb, Niam-Txiv Kabyeeb or Dabpog or Niam-Txiv Dabpog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | Kwan Im, Kwan She Im or Awalokiteswara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khmer | អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ , អវលោកេស្វរៈ , លោកេស្វរៈ (Avalokitesvarak, Avalokesvarak, Lokesvarak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mongolian name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mongolian | ᠨᠢᠳᠦ ᠪᠡᠷ ᠦᠵᠡᠭᠴᠢ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanskrit name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanskrit | अवलोकितेश्वर (IAST: Avalokiteśvara) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sinhala | නාථ දෙවියෝ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thai | กวนอิม (RTGS: Kuan Im) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tibetan | སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[5] Guanyin is the "most popular and influential bodhisattva in all of East Asia"[6] with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is said in the Lotus Sutra and Karandavyuha Sutra.
Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin including Shitennō-ji, Sensō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjūsangen-dō, Shaolin, Dharma Drum Mountain and many others. Guanyin's abode and bodhimanda in India is recorded as being on Mount Potalaka. With the localization of the belief in Guanyin, each area adopted their own Potalaka. In China, Putuoshan is considered the bodhimanda 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. 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 all Buddhist traditions in a non-denominational way and found in most Tibetan temples under the name Chenrezig. Guanyin is also beloved and worshiped 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, Kelaniya and Natha Devale nearby Sri Dalada Maligawa in Sri Lanka; Guanyin can also be found in Thailand's Temple of the Emerald Buddha,also 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 found in the Asian art sections of most museums in the world.