Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Kannon

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Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Kannon

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Kannon

観音観世音菩薩
alternative words: Kanzeon Bosatsu
keywords: buddhism , god
related topics: Bosatsu , Jizo , Nyorai , Buddhism
explanation: Attendant (Bosatsu) of Buddha Nyorai, he is supposed to be able to hear everybody who are suffering in order to save them. With Jizo, he is one of the most popular deities in Japan. Frequently he is represented by a statue with many hands (Senju Kannon i.e. Kannon with 1000 hands) or many faces. His Sanskrit name is Avalokite浡ra and means "those who observe freely what's occurring in the world".