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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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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

Related 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.