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A5 Noun
観音Kannon, Kwannon, Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin, Avalokitesvara, bodhisattva of mercy
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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
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観音 【かんのん】、觀音 【かんのん】
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このお寺には観音があります。
This temple has a Kannon.
観音は世の人々の音声を観じているのです。
Kannon listens to the voices of the people of the world.
人々を苦悩する菩薩が観音と呼ばれています。
The bodhisattva who aids people in suffering is called Kannon.
観音は人々の姿に応じて大慈悲を行ずるのだそうだ。
It is said that Kannon practices great compassion according to the form of the people.
観音の姿は、六観音や三十三観音などに表されると聞きました。
I heard that the form of Kannon is represented by the Six Kannon and the Thirty-three Kannon.
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