Guan Yin

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
Figure in Chinese Buddhism
Figure in East Asian Buddhism
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mercy
Compassion
Kindness
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:bird
Child
Thousand arms
Thousand eyes
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Guan_Yin's_Birthday_(19th_day_of_2nd_lunar_month)
gptkb:Guan_Yin's_Enlightenment_(19th_day_of_6th_lunar_month)
gptkb:Guan_Yin's_Renunciation_(19th_day_of_9th_lunar_month)
gptkbp:gender Female (in East Asia)
Male (originally in India)
gptkbp:hasLegend gptkb:White-robed_Guanyin
gptkb:Child-giving_Guanyin
gptkb:Fish_Basket_Guanyin
gptkb:Princess_Miaoshan
gptkb:Water-moon_Guanyin
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Lingyin_Temple
gptkb:Putuo_Shan
gptkb:Tsz_Shan_Monastery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guan Yin
gptkbp:iconography Often depicted with a vase and willow branch
Sometimes depicted with a child
Sometimes depicted with a thousand arms
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Heart_Sutra
gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
gptkb:Universal_Gate_Chapter
gptkbp:origin Derived from Avalokiteśvara
Introduced to China around 1st-2nd century CE
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Kannon
gptkb:Guanyin
gptkb:Avalokiteśvara
gptkb:Kuan_Yin
gptkb:觀音
gptkbp:patronage Children
Sailors
Fishermen
Mothers
The poor
The sick
The suffering
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role Guide to enlightenment
Protector of women and children
Savior of those in distress
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lotus
Child
Fish basket
Willow branch
Water vase
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vihara_Gunung_Timur
gptkb:Cao_Dai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6