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help| Guanyin (Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: guān yīn; Wade-Giles: kuan-yin) is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshi'yin (觀世音, pinyin: guānshì yīn, Wade-Giles: kuan-shih yin) which means "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World". It is generally accepted (in Chinese community) that Guanyin originated as... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Guan Yin
Guanyin (Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: guān yīn; Wade-Giles: kuan-yin) is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. -
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Tieguanyin
The rundown temple of Guan Yin (Bodhisattva of Mercy) was repaired and became a beacon for the region. -
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Avalokiteśvara
(However, in Taoist mythology, Guan Yin has other origination stories which are unrelated to Avalokiteśvara.) -
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Sudhana
From that day forth Guan Yin taught Shan Tsai the entire Buddha Dharma. -
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List of statues by height
| Guan Yin | Guan Yin | Zhongzheng Park, Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area | Taiwan, ROC | 22.4 m (73 ft) | | | | | -
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Guan Yu
Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin) · Manjushri · Samantabhadra · Ksitigarbha · Maitreya · Mahasthamaprapta · Akasagarbha -
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List of bodhisattvas
Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin) · Manjushri · Samantabhadra · Ksitigarbha · Maitreya · Mahasthamaprapta · Akasagarbha -
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International Buddhist Temple
Within it are the Four Heavenly Kings and the Avalokitesvara Buddha, or Guan-Yin, with a thousand hands and eyes. -
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Guanyin Statue of Hainan
One aspect depicts Guan Yin cradling a sutra in the left hand and gesturing the Vitarka Mudra with the right, the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads, and the third holding a lotus. -
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Buddhism and Christianity
Some have commented on the similarity between the Blessed Virgin Mary and Guan Yin .
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