Kwan-yin

[ kwahn-yin ]

noun

, Buddhism.

1. one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.

Example Sentences

Was Paul inspired when he wished himself accursed for his brethren's sake, but Kwan-yin uninspired, when she said, "Never will I seek nor receive private individual salvation; never enter into final peace alone?"

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One day while poor Kwan-yin was picking up brushwood in the forest she heard a tiger making his way through the bushes.

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Oh! that we may have strength to do so aright!—Liturgy of Kwan-yin.

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The third case contains Chinese divinities, of which the goddess of Mercy, Kwan-yin, on the first shelf, is the most noticeable figure.

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The statue of Kwan-yin was covered with necklaces and pieces of embroidery.

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