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kwan-yin is a noun meaning "(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon". It carries one recorded sense.
(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
Buddhism
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for kwan-yin come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.