Avalokiteshvara

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proper noun

A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

OriginSanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Avalokitesvara · alternative Avalokiteśvara

  1. BuddhismA bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअवलोकितेश्वर
  2. EnglishAvalokiteshvara

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 觀世音 /观世音, 觀自在 /观自在
  • 觀世音 /观世音 (Guānshìyīn)bodhisattva of compassion
  • 觀自在 /观自在 (Guānzìzài)bodhisattva of compassion
Hindi अवलोकितेश्वर
  • अवलोकितेश्वर (avlokiteśvar)bodhisattva of compassion
Russian Авалокитешвара
  • Авалокитешвара (Avalokitešvara)bodhisattva of compassion
Vietnamese Quán Thế Âm
  • Quán Thế Âmbodhisattva of compassion
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