Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kannon
gptkb:Guanyin
gptkb:Chenrezig
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mercy
gptkb:Mount_Putuo
Compassion
Listening to the cries of the world
Namo Guanshiyin Pusa (Chinese invocation)
Om Mani Padme Hum (Tibetan mantra)
Tara (in Tibetan Buddhism)
Universal Gate Chapter (of the Lotus Sutra)
Dalai Lama (considered an incarnation in Tibetan Buddhism)
gptkbp:depictedIn White-robed woman
Sudhana (Shancai Tongzi)
Thousand-armed bodhisattva
gptkbp:gender Female (in East Asia)
Male (originally in India)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)
gptkbp:iconography Lotus flower
Multiple arms
Water jar
Willow branch
gptkbp:manifestation 33 forms (in Chinese tradition)
gptkbp:origin gptkb:India
gptkbp:parent Longnü (Dragon Girl, in some legends)
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role Savior of beings
Protector of the distressed
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Heart_Sutra
gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lotus
Willow branch
Water vase
Fish basket (in some legends)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Bodhisattva_of_Compassion
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn 19th day of the 6th lunar month (Guanyin's enlightenment in China)
19th day of the 9th lunar month (Guanyin's renunciation in China)
19th day of the 2nd lunar month (Guanyin's birthday in China)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Jizu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7