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Eleven-faced Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Eleven-faced_Kannon_(Avalokiteśvara)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
Figure in Mahayana Buddhism
gptkbp:alternativeName
gptkb:Ekādaśamukha
gptkb:十一面観音
gptkb:Ekadasamukha_Avalokitesvara
gptkb:Jūichimen_Kannon
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Kannon
gptkb:Guanyin
gptkb:Avalokiteśvara
gptkbp:depicts
Avalokiteśvara with eleven faces
gptkbp:festival
gptkb:Kannon-e
gptkbp:gender
often depicted as female in East Asia
originally male in Indian tradition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Eleven-faced Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)
gptkbp:iconography
multiple arms
eleven faces arranged in tiers
holds lotus or vase
gptkbp:importantFor
gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
gptkb:Kannon_Sutra
Ekādaśamukha Dhāraṇī Sūtra
gptkbp:importantTemple
gptkb:Kōfuku-ji
gptkb:Hasedera_Temple
gptkb:Kiyomizu-dera
gptkb:Sanjūsangen-dō
Shōrinzan Daruma-ji
gptkbp:mainDeity
gptkb:Thousand-armed_Kannon
gptkb:Cundi
gptkb:Horse-headed_Kannon
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:India
gptkbp:role
savior from suffering
protector of sentient beings
granter of wishes
gptkbp:spreadTo
gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:style
gptkb:painting
gptkb:statue
mantras
gptkbp:symbolizes
compassion
ability to see suffering in all directions
gptkbp:worshippedIn
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Tendai_sect
gptkb:Shingon_sect
Pure Land sect
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Hasedera,_Nara
gptkb:Fujiidera_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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