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Deity Five House Gods

Guan Yin

अवलोकितेश्वर sa 觀音 zh 観音菩薩 ja

Chinese name of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara

  • Also called Guanyin, Kwun Yam, Kwun Yum

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Chinese name of the bodhisattva AvalokiteśvaraWikidata record description. Read Guanyin in the Wikipedia reader.

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