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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 觀音, composed of 觀 (“to view”) and 音 (“sound”), from Literary Chinese 觀音 (Guānyīn, literally “to look at the sound”), calqued from Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (avalokitasvara, literally “Who Looks at the Sound”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Quan Âm
- either Avalokiteśvara (usually depicted as a male) or Guanyin (always depicted as a female)
- Synonyms: Bồ Tát, Quan Thế Âm, Quan Âm Tự Tại, Quán Tự Tại, Tự Tại
Quan Âm Bồ Tát- Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva; Guan Yin the Bodhisattva
Phật Bà Quan Âm- Guan Yin the Lady Buddha
1970, “Hình thức Đại Đạo [The Formalities of the Great Way]”, in Giáo lý [The Doctrine], The Tây Ninh Holy See:TAM GIÁO:
Kế cận quả Càn Khôn, thờ Đức THÍCH CA.
Tả có Đức KHỔNG PHU TỬ.
Hữu có Đức LÃO TỬ.
Đó là thờ ba vị giáo chủ Thích, Đạo, Nho.
Đức LÝ THÁI BẠCH là Nhứt Trấn Oai Nghiêm.
Đức QUAN ÂM là Nhị Trấn Oai Nghiêm.
Đức QUAN THÁNH ĐẾ QUÂN là Tam Trấn Oai Nghiêm.
Ba vị Đại diện của Tam Giáo trong Cơ Phổ Độ kỳ ba.- The THREE RELIGIONS:
Next to the Cosmic Sphere, we worship SHAKYAMUNI.
To its right, CONFUCIUS.
To its left, LAOZI.
Those are the three Shakya, Daoist and Ruist pontiffs.
LI TAIBAI is the First Majesty
AVALOKITESHVARA is the Second Majesty.
The GUAN HOLY IMPERIAL GENERAL is the Third Majesty.
These three represent the three religions in the third wave of Salvation.