十じゅう一いち面めん観かん音のん

noun

eleven-faced Kannon; eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara

A form of the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) depicted with eleven faces, each expressing a different aspect of compassion. Used in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 観音 (かんのん)

• 十じゅう一いち面めん観かん音のんは、多おおくの寺てらで本ほん尊ぞんとして祀まつられている。

  The eleven-faced Kannon is enshrined as the principal image in many temples.