Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Avalokiteshvara
gptkb:Guanyin
gptkb:Chenrezig
gptkb:Kuan_Yin
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhism
gptkb:Mount_Potalaka
gptkb:Tara_(female_counterpart_in_Tibetan_Buddhism)
Tibetan Buddhism
Dalai Lama (considered an incarnation in Tibetan tradition)
gptkbp:attribute gptkb:Mercy
Compassion
Protector of the distressed
gptkbp:depictedIn Many-armed figure
Female figure (in East Asia)
Male figure (in India and Tibet)
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Kannon-e_(Japan)
gptkbp:gender Varies (male or female depending on tradition)
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Kiyomizu-dera_(Kyoto)
gptkb:Hasedera_(Kamakura)
gptkb:Kannon-ji_(various_locations)
gptkb:Senso-ji_(Tokyo)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:Thousand-armed_Kannon
gptkb:Child-giving_Kannon
gptkb:Eleven-faced_Kannon
gptkb:Fish_basket_Kannon
gptkb:Horse-headed_Kannon
gptkb:White-robed_Kannon
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Heart_Sutra
gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
gptkb:Kannon_Sutra
gptkbp:manifestation 33 forms (in Japanese tradition)
gptkbp:parent Amitabha Buddha (in some traditions)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role Guide to enlightenment
Protector of women and children
Patron of mercy and healing
Patron of sailors and fishermen
Savior of beings from suffering
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lotus
Water jar
Willow branch
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kannonji,_Yoshino,_Nara,_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6