如意輪観音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
如	意	輪	観	音
にょ Grade: S	い Grade: 3	りん Grade: 4	かん Grade: 4	おん > のん Grade: 1
goon

Alternative spelling
如意輪觀音 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणिचक्र (cintāmaṇicakra)

Equivalent to 如意(にょい) (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) + 輪(りん) (rin, “circle, ring, wheel”) + 観音(かんのん) (Kannon, “Kannon, Guanyin”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞iɾʲĩŋ kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

如(にょ)意(い)輪(りん)観(かん)音(のん) • (Nyoirin Kannon) ^{←によいりんくわんおん (nyoirinkwan'on)?}

1. Cintāmaṇicakra, a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

See also

• 観世音(かんぜおん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kanzeon Bosatsu)
• 如意輪観音 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja