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Kannon

Japanese name of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
Person bosatsu Q7259245
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Summary

Kannon is a Bosatsu[1]. They draws 1,055 Wikipedia views per month (bosatsu category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commons category: Kannon[3]
  • Said to be the same as: Guan Yin[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kannon[5]
  • Worshipped by: Buddhism in Japan[6]
  • Native label: 観音[7]
  • Domain of saint or deity: mercy[8]
  • P14750: 3E11-D787-4EE7-8C62-D210[9]

Why It Matters

Kannon has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] They is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Kannon
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'hu', 'id', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Kannon, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Worshipped by → Buddhism in Japan
    Domain of saint or deity → mercy
    Instance of → —
    P14750 → 3E11-D787-4EE7-8C62-D210
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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