Guanyin

Chinese · deity · mythic · deity

Bodhisattva of compassion, the East Asian goddess of mercy.

Domains

compassion
mercy

Powers

Perceive all cries of the suffering
Take any form to save beings
Manifest a thousand arms and eyes

Epithets

觀世音
觀自在
大慈大悲
南海觀音

Sources

Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing), 406 CE

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