Avalokiteshvara

English

Alternative forms

• Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteśvara (scholarly)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara, literally “Lord of Perception”).

Proper noun

Avalokiteshvara

1. (Buddhism) A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.

Translations

bodhisattva of compassion

• Burmese: လောကနတ် (my) (lau:ka.nat)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 觀世音／观世音 (zh) (Guānshìyīn), 觀自在／观自在 (zh) (Guānzìzài)

• Hindi: अवलोकितेश्वर (hi) m (avlokiteśvar)
• Khmer: លោកេស្វរៈ (km) (lookeehvɔɔrĕəʼ)
• Marathi: अवलोकितेश्वर m (avlokiteśvar)
• Russian: Авалокитешвара (ru) m (Avalokitešvara)
• Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर (sa) m (avalokiteśvara)
• Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས (spyan ras gzigs)
• Vietnamese: Quán Thế Âm

See also

• Guanyin