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The character is believed to be derived from the Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Chinese scholars generally believe that Cihang Zhenren is the origin of Guanyin's male form and that the transition of Guanyin from male to female occurred during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. [ 4 ]
Indonesian name; Indonesian: Kwan Im, Kwan She Im, Awalokiteswara: Filipino name; Tagalog: Kuan im ma (ᜃᜓᜀᜈ᜔ᜁᜋ᜔ᜋ) Sanskrit name; Sanskrit
In East Asian Buddhism, the Six Guanyin (Chinese 六觀音 (traditional) / 六观音 (), pinyin: Liù Guānyīn; Korean: 육관음, Yuk Gwaneum; Japanese: 六観音, Roku Kannon, Rokkannon; Vietnamese: Lục Quán Âm) is a grouping of six manifestations of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, known as Guanyin (Guanshiyin) in Chinese and Kannon (Kanzeon) in Japanese.
An example of this variation is the colossal Guanyin statue located in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong. Cintāmaṇicakra may also be abstractly represented via his attributes or symbols (samaya; Ch. 三昧耶形, sānmèiyé xíng; Jp. sa(n)maya-gyō), the cintāmaṇi and the lotus flower.
Qiu Zhu (Chinese: 仇珠; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Chu; fl. 1565–1585), commonly known as Miss Qiu and by her art name Duling Neishi (Chinese: 杜陵内史), was a Chinese painter during the Ming dynasty, noted for paintings with figures (rather than landscapes), including several depictions of the goddess Guanyin.
The Hall of Guanyin or Guanyin Hall (simplified Chinese: 观音阁; traditional Chinese: 觀音閣; pinyin: Guānyīngé or simplified Chinese: 观音殿; traditional Chinese: 觀音殿; pinyin: Guānyīndiàn) is the most important annex halls in Chinese Buddhist temples and mainly for enshrining Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). [1]
Guanyin of Nanshan. Nanshan Temple (Chinese: 南山寺; pinyin: Nánshānsì; lit. 'South mountain temple') is a Buddhist temple located in Sanya, on China's Hainan island. The temple's name originates from a popular Buddhist expression. (Chinese: 福如东海, 寿比南山; lit. 'Good fortune is much as the East Sea', 'longevity is high as ...
Guanyindong (Chinese: 观音洞; pinyin: Guānyīndòng) or Guanyin Cave is a Palaeolithic cave site, discovered in 1964 by archaeologist Pei Wenzhong in Qianxi County, Guizhou, China. During several archaeological excavations in the 1960s and 1970s, most of the material remains were gathered from the cave entrance.