noun
Kannon Bodhisattva; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin
The Japanese name for the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, widely venerated in East Asian Buddhism as the embodiment of compassion. Often depicted in female form in Japan.
観音菩薩は慈悲の象徴として広く信仰されている。
Kannon Bodhisattva is widely worshipped as a symbol of compassion.
浅草寺の本尊は観音菩薩です。
The principal image of Sensō-ji Temple is Kannon Bodhisattva.
From Chinese 觀音菩薩 (Guānyīn Púsà), itself a translation of Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. The Japanese reading かんのんぼさつ reflects the Sino-Japanese pronunciation of the characters.