Guan Yin

Summary

Guan Yin is a goddess^[1]. She ranks in the top 2% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,081 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable student of Guan Yin was Muzha^[3].
• Guan Yin's image is recorded as Statue of Guanyin, February 5, 2019 (3) (cropped).jpg^[4].
• Guan Yin is recorded as female^[5].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as goddess^[6].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as Bodhisattva^[7].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as fertility deity^[8].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as literary character^[9].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as mythical character^[10].
• Guan Yin's instance of is recorded as television character^[11].
• Guan Yin's seal image is recorded as BonjiSa.png^[12].
• Guan Yin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 80146634522641932773^[13].
• Guan Yin's GND ID is recorded as 118987739^[14].
• Guan Yin's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00564915^[15].
• Guan Yin's part of is recorded as Four Great Bodhisattvas (Womb Realm Mandala)^[16].
• Guan Yin's part of is recorded as Five House Gods^[17].
• Guan Yin's Commons category is recorded as Guanyin^[18].
• Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Cihang Zhenren^[19].
• Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Avalokiteśvara^[20].
• Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Cihang Daoren^[21].
• Guan Yin's said to be the same as is recorded as Kannon^[22].
• Guan Yin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c0f^[23].
• Guan Yin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Guanyin^[24].
• Guan Yin's Commons gallery is recorded as Guan Yin^[25].
• Guan Yin's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe^[26].
• Guan Yin's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[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 Canon Inc.^[28], a multinational corporation^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1937^[31], headquartered in Ota^[32]; Tieguanyin^[33], an oolong^[34]; Cape Kannon^[35], a cape^[36], in Japan^[37]; and High King Avalokiteshvara Sutra^[38], a Buddhist text^[39].

Why It Matters

Guan Yin ranks in the top 2% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,081 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 Canon Inc.^[28], a multinational corporation^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1937^[31], headquartered in Ota^[32]; Tieguanyin^[33], an oolong^[34]; Cape Kannon^[35], a cape^[36], in Japan^[37]; and High King Avalokiteshvara Sutra^[38], a Buddhist text^[39].