Avalokiteshvara

English

Alternative forms

Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteśvara (scholarly)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (avalokiteśvara).

Proper noun

Avalokiteshvara

(Buddhism) A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

Translations

bodhisattva of compassion

Chinese:
Mandarin: 觀世音 (zh), 观世音 (zh) (Guānshìyīn), 觀音 (zh), 观音 (zh) (Guānyīn), 觀自在 (zh), 观自在 (zh) (Guānzìzài)
Hindi: अवलोकितेश्वर (hi) m (avlokiteśvar)
Khmer: លោកេស្វរៈ (km) (lookeehvɔɔrĕəʾ)

Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर (sa) m (avalokiteśvara)
Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས (spyan ras gzigs)
Vietnamese: Quán Thế Âm

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