English Explanatory Dictionary

Avalokiteshvara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

Word forms

Avalokiteshvara Avalokitesvara Avalokiteśvara

Etymology

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

Related words

Guanyin
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