Kannon

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English[edit]

Kannon, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.

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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

  1. (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

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんのん