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Kuan Yin

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Noun

1. kuan yin, kwan-yin

(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon

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Kuan Yin

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noun
a female Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion, regarded as the protector of women and children and patron of sailors
. Japanese name: Kannon

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