Guan Yin
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Summary
Guan Yin is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 2% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,431 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- A notable student of Guan Yin was Muzha[3].
- Guan Yin is recorded as female[4].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as goddess[5].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as Bodhisattva[6].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as fertility deity[7].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as literary character[8].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as mythical character[9].
- Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as television character[10].
- Guan Yin is part of Four Great Bodhisattvas (Womb Realm Mandala)[11].
- Guan Yin is part of Five House Gods[12].
- Guan Yin's Commons category is recorded as Guanyin[13].
- Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Cihang Zhenren[14].
- Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Avalokiteśvara[15].
- Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Cihang Daoren[16].
- Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Kannon[17].
- Guan Yin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Guanyin[18].
- Guan Yin's Commons gallery is recorded as Guan Yin[19].
- Guan Yin's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe[20].
- Guan Yin's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West[21].
- Guan Yin's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West[22].
- Guan Yin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '觀世音菩薩'}[23].
- Guan Yin's domain of saint or deity is recorded as mercy[24].
- Guan Yin's birthday is recorded as 19th day of the 2nd month in the Chinese calendar[25].
- Guan Yin's iconographic symbol is recorded as Salix babylonica[26].
- Guan Yin's iconographic symbol is recorded as vase[27].
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Career and Affiliations
A notable student of Guan Yin was Muzha[3].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Guan Yin include Cape Kannon[28], a cape[29], in Japan[30]; Canon Inc.[31], a multinational corporation[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1937[34], headquartered in Ota[35]; High King Avalokiteshvara Sutra[36], a Buddhist text[37]; and Tieguanyin[38], an oolong[39].
Why It Matters
Guan Yin ranks in the top 2% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,431 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for her include Cape Kannon[28], a cape[29], in Japan[30]; Canon Inc.[31], a multinational corporation[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1937[34], headquartered in Ota[35]; High King Avalokiteshvara Sutra[36], a Buddhist text[37]; and Tieguanyin[38], an oolong[39].