かんのん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かんのん – see the following entry.

【観音】	[proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy

(This term, かんのん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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