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| piccap = [[Wood carving]] of Guanyin with [[Amitābha]] on its crown. [[Northern Song Dynasty
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'''Guanyin''' ({{zh|s=|t=|first=t|p=Guānyīn|c=觀音}}) is a [[Bodhisattva]] associated with [[Karuṇā|compassion]]. Guanyin is a common Chinese name for [[Avalokiteśvara]] ({{lang-sa|अवलोकितेश्वर}}) in [[Chinese Buddhism]] and has been appropriated by other Eastern religions, including [[Taoism]] and [[Chinese folk religion]].{{NoteTag|For Details, see the [[#Role in other Eastern religions]].}}
Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a [[sacred lotus in religious art|lotus]] and then sent to the western [[pure land]] of [[Sukhāvatī]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Reginald |title = Buddhist China |year=2008 |orig-year=1913 |publisher=Soul Care Publishing |isbn=978-0-9680459-3-0 }}</ref>{{By whom|date=June 2024}} Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity"<ref name="global.britannica.com">{{cite web |url = https://global.britannica.com/topic/Avalokiteshvara |title = Avalokiteshvara – bodhisattva |date = 6 October 2023 }}</ref> with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is mentioned in the
Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin, including [[Shaolin Monastery]], [[Longxing Temple]], [[Puning Temple (Hebei)|Puning Temple]], [[Nanhai Guanyin Temple]], [[Dharma Drum Mountain]], [[Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple]], [[Shitennō-ji]], [[Sensō-ji]], [[Kiyomizu-dera]], [[Sanjūsangen-dō]], and many others. Guanyin's abode and [[bodhimaṇḍa]] in India are recorded as being on [[Mount Potalaka]]. With the localization of the belief in Guanyin, each area adopted its own Potalaka. In [[Chinese Buddhism]], [[Mount Putuo]] is considered the bodhimaṇḍa of Guanyin. [[Naksansa]] is considered to be the Potalaka of Guanyin in Korea. Japan's Potalaka is located at [[Fudarakusan-ji]]. Tibet's
There are several pilgrimage centers for Guanyin in East Asia.
==Etymology and usage==
===Avalokitasvara===
[[File:Shrine to a Tang dynasty (896 AD) stone statue of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手觀音 Qianshou Guanyin) in Shengshui Temple (內江聖水寺 Neijiang Shengshui-si) in Neijiang, Sichuan, China Picture 1.jpg|left|thumb|313x313px|Shrine to a [[Tang dynasty]] (896) carved [[Statue|stone statue]] of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: ''Qianshou Guanyin'') in Shengshui Temple (內江聖水寺) in [[Neijiang]], [[Sichuan]], China]]
''Guānyīn'' is a translation from the Sanskrit ''Avalokitasvara'', the name of the Mahāyāna bodhisattva. Another name for this bodhisattva is ''Guānzìzài'' ({{zh|s=观自在|t=觀自在|first=t|p=Guānzìzài}}), from Sanskrit ''[[Avalokiteśvara]]''. It was initially thought that early translators mistook ''Avalokiteśvara'' as ''Avalokitasvara'' and thus mistranslated ''Avalokiteśvara'' as ''Guānyīn'', which explained why [[Xuanzang]] translated ''Avalokiteśvara'' as ''Guānzìzài''. However, the original form was indeed ''Avalokitasvara'' which contained [[morpheme]] ''svara'' ("sound, noise") and was a compound meaning "sound perceiver", literally "he who looks down upon sound" (i.e., the cries of sentient beings who need
Direct translations from the Sanskrit name ''Avalokitasvara'' include:
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[[File:An Altar of Guanyin Worship.jpg|300px|thumb|An Altar of Guanyin Worship]]
Legend has it that Shancai (also called ''[[Sudhana]]'' in [[Sanskrit]]) was a disabled boy from India who was very interested in studying the [[dharma]]. When he heard that there was a Buddhist teacher on the rocky island of Putuo, he quickly journeyed there to learn. Upon arriving at the island, he managed to find Guanyin despite his severe disability.
Guanyin, after having a discussion with Shancai, decided to test the boy's resolve to fully study the Buddhist teachings. She conjured the illusion of three sword-wielding pirates running up the hill to attack her. Guanyin took off and dashed to the edge of a cliff, the three illusions still chasing her. Shancai, seeing that his teacher was in danger, hobbled uphill. Guanyin then jumped over the edge of the cliff, and soon after this the three bandits followed. Shancai, still wanting to save his teacher, managed to crawl his way over the cliff edge.
Shancai fell down the cliff but was halted in midair by Guanyin, who now asked him to walk. Shancai found that he could walk normally and that he was no longer crippled. When he looked into a pool of water he also discovered that he now had a very handsome face. From that day forth, Guanyin taught Shancai the entire dharma.[[File:Guan She Yin statue of Sanggar Agung Temple, Surabaya-Indonesia.jpg|thumb|196x196px|20-meter-high Guanyin Bodhisattva statue flanked by Nagakanya and Sudhana (top) Lower level shows 4 Heavenly Kings at [[Sanggar Agung]], [[Surabaya]], Indonesia]]
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