観世音菩薩

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See also: 觀世音菩薩 and 观世音菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
観 世 音 菩 薩
かん
Grade: 4 		せ > ぜ
Grade: 3 		おん
Grade: 1 		ぼ
Jinmeiyō 		さつ
Jinmeiyō
goon kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
觀世音菩薩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanzeon Bosatsu) ←くわんぜおんぼさつ (Kwanzeon Bosatu)?

  1. (Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion
    Synonym: 観世音 (Kanzeon)
    妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう)観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ)普(ふ)門(もん)品(ぼん)第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)五(ご)
    Myōhō Renge Kyō Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon Dai-nijūgo
    Lotus Sutra chapter 25: the Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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