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觀自在菩薩 (gun1 zi6 zoi6 pou4 saat3) — the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara: He is more commonly known as 觀世音菩薩, i.e, Kuan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy. in Cantonese

gunˉ¹觀ziˍ₆自zoiˍ₆在pouˎ₄菩saat˗₃薩
简 观自在菩萨
Mandarin Pinyin: guan1 zi4 zai5 pu2 sa4

Meaning of 觀自在菩薩

nounthe Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara: He is more commonly known as 觀世音菩薩, i.e, Kuan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy.
nounAvalokitesvara Bodhisattva

Characters in 觀自在菩薩

觀gun1
view; sight; appearance
自zi6
natural; naturally; a Chinese family name
在zoi6
be alive; living; be present; exist
菩pou4
Mainly used in transliteration of Buddhist terms, such as bodhi, Bodhisattva, etc
薩saat3
transliteration of the 'sat' syllable in 'boddhisattva' etc

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