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観世音菩薩 (かんぜおんぼさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

観かん世ぜ音おん菩ぼ薩さつ

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Meanings

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noun

Avalokiteshvara; Kannon; Guanyin; Bodhisattva of Compassion

Buddhist term; the full formal name of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, often shortened to 観音 (Kannon) in everyday usage.

See also: 観音

観かん世ぜ音おん菩ぼ薩さつは、慈じ悲ひの象しょう徴ちょうとして広ひろく信しん仰こうされ

て

いる

。

Kanzeon Bosatsu is widely worshipped as a symbol of compassion.

Kanji

観outlook, look, appearance
世generation, world, society
音sound, noise
菩kind of grass, sacred tree
薩salvation, Buddha

Similar words

観かん音のん
Common abbreviated form; 観世音菩薩 is the full, more formal name used in sutras and formal contexts.

Etymology

From Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara, via Chinese 觀世音菩薩 (Guānshìyīn Púsà). The Japanese reading かんぜおんぼさつ reflects the Sino-Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters.