Avalokitesvara (Gwaneum) Bodhisattva

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Kannon gptkb:Guanyin gptkb:Chenrezig gptkb:Gwaneum
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Baronet gptkb:Buddhism compassion kindness mercy relief from suffering
gptkbp:depictedIn	female (in East Asia) male (in India) Padmapani (lotus in hand)
gptkbp:gender	female male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Avalokitesvara (Gwaneum) Bodhisattva
gptkbp:iconography	multiple heads multiple arms white-robed
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:Heart_Sutra gptkb:Lotus_Sutra gptkb:Karandavyuha_Sutra gptkb:Kannon_Sutra
gptkbp:nameMeaning	Lord who looks down (with compassion)
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:India
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Tara_(in_some_traditions)
gptkbp:patronage	gptkb:women children fishermen sailors the poor the sick the oppressed
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:residesIn	gptkb:Potala_(mythical_mountain)
gptkbp:role	embodiment of compassion hears the cries of the world savior of beings protector of the world
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:cryptocurrency water jar thousand arms willow branch
gptkbp:veneratedIn	19th day of the 2nd lunar month (in some traditions)
gptkbp:worshippedIn	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gwaneumsa_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7