くわんおん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くわんおん – see the following entry.

【観音かんのん】 [proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy

(This term, くわんおん, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)