Kannon (Goddess of Mercy)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kannon_(Goddess_of_Mercy)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Avalokiteshvara gptkb:Guanyin
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:transformation compassion mercy safe childbirth protection from illness protection from disaster child-giving miraculous salvation protection from fire protection from animals protection from demons listening to prayers feminine qualities protection from water protection from thieves protection from war
gptkbp:depictedIn	lotus flower multiple arms
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Kannon-e
gptkbp:gender	female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kannon (Goddess of Mercy)
gptkbp:iconography	thousand-armed form horse-headed form eleven-faced form
gptkbp:importantTemple	gptkb:Hasedera gptkb:Kiyomizu-dera gptkb:Kannon-ji gptkb:Senso-ji
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role	gptkb:physician protector of the distressed savior of souls
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:glass water jar willow branch
gptkbp:text	gptkb:Heart_Sutra gptkb:Lotus_Sutra gptkb:Kannon_Sutra
gptkbp:veneratedIn	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhists gptkb:Shingon_Buddhists gptkb:Zen_Buddhists gptkb:Nichiren_Buddhists gptkb:Tendai_Buddhists folk religion practitioners
gptkbp:worshippedIn	gptkb:China gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bandō_33_Kannon_Pilgrimage
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8