Quán Âm
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Quán Âm is the Vietnamese name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion widely revered in East Asian Buddhism.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bodhisattva
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Buddhist deity ⓘ Religious figure ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amitābha Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Compassion
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Listening to the cries of the world NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercy ⓘ Protection ⓘ |
| cultSpreadFrom | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultSpreadTo |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Vietnamese reading of Chinese 觀音 or 觀世音 ⓘ |
| genderPresentation |
Often depicted as female in East Asia
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Originally male or androgynous in Indian Buddhism as Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| hasFeastOrObservance | Observed on various lunar calendar dates in Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInKorean |
Gwan-eum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwanse-eum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSanskrit | Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInTibetan | Chenrezig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographyIncludes |
Crown with image of Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
Lotus throne NERFINISHED ⓘ Multiple arms in some forms ⓘ Thousand-armed form in some depictions ⓘ Water vase or vase of sweet dew ⓘ White robes ⓘ Willow branch ⓘ |
| importantIn |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Folk Buddhism in Vietnam ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiantai Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Bodhisattva vow
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Karuna (Buddhist compassion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Perceiver of sounds
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Perceiver of the world’s cries ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Sailors and seafarers
ⓘ
Those in distress ⓘ Women and children ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Vietnamese folk religion
NERFINISHED
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Vietnamese literature and art ⓘ |
| reveredIn |
East Asian Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPureLand | Attendant of Amitābha in the Western Pure Land ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Bodhisattva of Compassion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Buddhist temples in Vietnam
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Household altars in Vietnam ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.