Kannon
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Kwannon (dated)
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 観音 (Kannon), from Middle Chinese 觀音 (MC kwan 'im), a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (avalokiteśvara).
Proper noun[edit]
Kannon
- (religion, Buddhism) Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.
- 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 413:
- “A long time ago, Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, made a deep vow to free all beings and help us wake up to our true and luminous nature.”
Further reading[edit]
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Romanization[edit]
Kannon