Guanyin

E57606

Buddhist deity East Asian Buddhist deity bodhisattva

Guanyin is a revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism associated with compassion and mercy, often depicted as a protective and benevolent figure who hears the cries of the world.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Guanyin canonical	27
Avalokiteśvara	4
Bodhisattva of Compassion	2
Avalokiteshvara	1
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva	1
Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm	1
Eleven-faced Kannon	1
Goddess of Mercy Kannon	1
Guan Yin	1
Guanshiyin	1
Guanshiyin Pusa	1
Guanyin Bodhisattva	1
Kannon Bodhisattva	1
Kuan Yin	1
Kwan Yin	1
Quan Âm	1
Quan Âm Bồ Tát	1
bodhisattva Guanyin	1
thousand-armed, thousand-eyed Guanyin	1
観音	1
觀世音菩薩	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deity ⓘ East Asian Buddhist deity ⓘ bodhisattva ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Guanyin ⓘ surface form: Guanshiyin Guanyin ⓘ surface form: Guanshiyin Pusa Gwan-eum ⓘ Kannon ⓘ Guanyin ⓘ surface form: Kwan Yin Guanyin ⓘ surface form: Quan Âm
associatedConcept	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism bodhicitta ⓘ karuṇā ⓘ
associatedWith	benevolence ⓘ compassion ⓘ mercy ⓘ protection ⓘ
cultCenter	Mount Putuo ⓘ
equivalentTo	Guanyin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Avalokiteśvara
genderPresentation	androgynous ⓘ female ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	lotus ⓘ multiple eyes ⓘ thousand arms ⓘ water vase ⓘ white robes ⓘ willow branch ⓘ
nameLanguage	Chinese ⓘ
nameMeaning	Perceiver of the Sounds of the World ⓘ
originatesFrom	Guanyin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Avalokiteśvara
patronage	children ⓘ fishermen ⓘ sailors ⓘ the poor ⓘ the sick ⓘ women ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
role	hearer of the cries of the world ⓘ protector of beings ⓘ
textualSource	Avalokiteśvara-related Mahayana sutras ⓘ Heart Sutra ⓘ Mahayana sutras ⓘ surface form: Lotus Sutra
veneratedIn	China ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: Hong Kong Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea Singapore ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
worshipForm	devotional chanting ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ prayer for protection ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guiyuan Temple → hasDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bodhisattva of Compassion

One Pillar Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

Chinese folk religion → hasDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Caodaism → recognizesFigure → Guanyin ⓘ

Senso-ji Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

subject surface form: Senso-ji

this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara

Guanyin → originatesFrom → Guanyin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalokiteśvara

Guanyin → equivalentTo → Guanyin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalokiteśvara

Guanyin → alsoKnownAs → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guanshiyin

Guanyin → alsoKnownAs → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guanshiyin Pusa

Guanyin → alsoKnownAs → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwan Yin

Guanyin → alsoKnownAs → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quan Âm

Kiyomizu-dera → mainDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eleven-faced Kannon

Kiyomizu-dera → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kannon Bodhisattva

Longshan Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Osu Kannon Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalokiteśvara

Osu Kannon Temple → mainDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalokiteśvara

Tower of Buddhist Incense → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Kuan Yin Temple (Honolulu) → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Kuan Yin Temple (Honolulu) → hasDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Chinese Buddhism → hasBodhisattva → Guanyin ⓘ

Linh Ung Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Quan Am → altName → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quan Âm Bồ Tát

Quan Am → altName → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm

Quan Am → altName → Guanyin ⓘ

Quan Am → originatesFrom → Guanyin ⓘ

Nanshan Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Kannon → hasNameInJapanese → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: 観音

Quan Am Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Quan Am Pagoda → hasMainDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guan Yin

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guanyin Bodhisattva

Kek Lok Si Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

hearer of the cries of the world → epithetOf → Guanyin ⓘ

subject surface form: Hearer of the cries of the world

hearer of the cries of the world → refersTo → Guanyin ⓘ

subject surface form: Hearer of the cries of the world

Perceiver of the Sounds of the World → epithetOf → Guanyin ⓘ

Perceiver of the Sounds of the World → refersTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Perceiver of the Sounds of the World → titleFor → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: bodhisattva Guanyin

Gwan-eum → KoreanNameOf → Guanyin ⓘ

Gwan-eum → alsoKnownAs → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bodhisattva of Compassion

Mount Putuo → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Mount Putuo → associatedDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Luermen Mazu Temple → hasDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Puning Temple → hasStatue → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: thousand-armed, thousand-eyed Guanyin

Gotokuji Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Goddess of Mercy Kannon

Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon → depicts → Guanyin ⓘ

龍山寺 → 主要奉祀神祇 → Guanyin ⓘ

this entity surface form: 觀世音菩薩

Zhongzheng Park → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ

Dajia Jenn Lann Temple → hasDeity → Guanyin ⓘ

Kuan Yin Temple → dedicatedTo → Guanyin ⓘ