1. (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon; [syn: Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Kuan Yin
n 1: (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of
mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva
Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon [syn:
Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin]