'Kwan-yin' definitions:
Definition of 'Kwan-yin'
(from WordNet)
noun
(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]
Definition of 'Kwan-yin'
From: GCIDE
- Kwan yin \Kwan yin\, Kwan-yin \Kwan-yin\prop. n. (Buddhism) A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon.
- Syn: Kuan Yin. [WordNet 1.5]