Guan Yin

Summary

Guan Yin is a goddess^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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].

Body

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 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

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].