KANNON

Meaning of KANNON in English

n. most respected bodhisattva of compassion worshipped by East Asian Buddhists, goddess of mercy

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KANNON — in Japanese Buddhism, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion and mercy. See Avalokitesvara.
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AVALOKITESVARA — Chinese Guanyin Japanese Kannon Mahayana Buddhist deities. He is the earthly manifestation of Amitabha , guarding the world between the …
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HARITI — Japanese Kishi-mojin, in Buddhist mythology, a child-devouring ogress who is said to have been converted from her cannibalistic habits by …
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AVALOKITESVARA — (Sanskrit avalokita, looking on; isvara, lord), Chinese Kuan-yin, Japanese Kannon, the bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) of infinite compassion and mercy, possibly the …
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AVALOKITESVARA — Chinese Guanyin Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva of infinite compassion and mercy, the most popular of Mahayana Buddhist deities. He is the …
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EMMA-O — [Japanese] The Japanese Buddhist god of the underworld (from the Sanskrit Yama). He lives in the Yellow Springs under the …
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CHUJO HIME — [Japanese] A Japanese nun, believed to be an incarnation of the goddess Kannon. She invented the art of embroidery and …
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