Gwaneum
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Gwaneum is the Korean name for the bodhisattva of compassion, equivalent to Guanyin in Chinese and Kannon in Japanese Buddhist traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Gwaneum devotion
ⓘ
chanting Gwaneum’s name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avalokiteshvara chapter of the Lotus Sutra
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ⓘ
Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attribute |
benevolence
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Korean Buddhist painting
ⓘ
Korean Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
Avalokiteshvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
hears the cries of the world
ⓘ
saves sentient beings from suffering ⓘ |
| genderPresentation |
often female
ⓘ
sometimes androgynous ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bodhisattva of Great Compassion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
lotus
ⓘ
thousand arms ⓘ water vase ⓘ willow branch ⓘ |
| iconographicForm |
Eleven-Headed Gwaneum
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ⓘ
Thousand-Armed Gwaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ White-Robed Gwaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Buddhist art
ⓘ
Korean temple iconography ⓘ |
| koreanNameOf |
Avalokiteshvara
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ⓘ
Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| koreanScript | 관음 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role | bodhisattva of compassion ⓘ |
| romanization |
Gwan-eum
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ⓘ
Gwaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAt |
Bomun-sa
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Borim-sa NERFINISHED ⓘ Haein-sa NERFINISHED ⓘ Naksan-sa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongdo-sa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Korea
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ⓘ
North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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