Kannon
観音
From Japanese 観音 (Kannon), "sound perceiver": the Japanese name for the bodhisattva of compassion, known as Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit and Guanyin in Chinese.
Meaning and origin
Kannon is the Japanese name for the bodhisattva of compassion venerated across East Asian Buddhism.
How to pronounce Kannon
| Japanese | KAHN-nohn /kannoɴ/ |
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