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Kwan-yin   /kwɑn-jɪn/   Listen
Kwan-yin

noun
1.
(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon.  Synonym: Kuan Yin.





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