観音菩薩

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(Buddhism): Kannon Bosatsu; the Japanese name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 観音 + Japanese 菩薩 (bodhisattva).

Origin

Japanese

菩薩

Gloss

bodhisattva

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

千手観音 Japanese
持世菩薩 Japanese
菩薩 Japanese
観音 Japanese
馬頭観音 Japanese
बोधिसत्त्व Sanskrit
觀音 Middle Chinese