Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " [The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World". [2] . Originally regarded as male in Indian Buddhism, Guanyin has been more …

One of the deities most frequently seen on altars in China’s temples is Quan Yin (also spelled Kwan Yin, Kuanyin; in pinyin, Guanyin). In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, or "Born of the …

Oct 31, 2022 · Kuan Yin: She Who Sees and Hears the Cries of the World As an archetype, the goddess Kuan Yin has no equal. Centuries later, we find echoes of her myths in folk tales and …

Kuan Yin (觀音; Guan Yin; Kwan Yin etc.) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists as the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Commonly known in the West as the …

Dec 2, 2022 · In the Wade-Giles style of romanization, her name is written as Kuanyin. Guanyin is usually depicted wearing a flowing white robe and jade necklaces. In Chinese culture, the …

The twelfth-century legend of the Buddhist saint Miao Shan (see below), the Chinese princess who lived in about 700 B.C., is widely believed to have been Kuan Yin, reinforced the image of …

Feb 1, 2017 · The embodiment of compassion, Kwan Yin is known as “she who hears the cries of the world.” One of Buddhism’s most beloved bodhisattvas, she also holds a special place in …

Although Kuan Yin is associated with rescues from fear and danger in other sutras, it is in chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra that we learn, in detail, the ten Great Deliverance (Salvations) and …

One of the deities most frequently seen on altars in China’s temples is Quan Yin (also spelled Kwan Yin, Kuanyin; in pinyin, Guanyin). In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, or “Born of the …

Oct 29, 2021 · Who is Kuan Yin? Kuan Yin (also spelled Guanyin and Quan Yin) is a well known figure in the Buddhist pantheon. In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, which translates to …