Avalokiteshvara

English

Alternative forms

Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteśvara (scholarly)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara, literally “Lord of Perception”).

Proper noun

Avalokiteshvara

(Buddhism) A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

Translations

bodhisattva of compassion

Burmese: လောကနတ် (my) (lau:ka.nat)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 觀世音／观世音 (zh) (Guānshìyīn), 觀自在／观自在 (zh) (Guānzìzài)
Hindi: अवलोकितेश्वर (hi) m (avlokiteśvar)
Khmer: លោកេស្វរៈ (km) (lookeehvɔɔrĕəʼ)
Russian: Авалокитешвара (ru) m (Avalokitešvara)
Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर (sa) m (avalokiteśvara)
Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས (spyan ras gzigs)
Vietnamese: Quán Thế Âm

See also

Guanyin

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