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kwan-yin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kwan-yin has 1 sense
- kwan-yin(n = noun.person) kuan yin - (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon; Array is a kind of chinese deity
CIDE DICTIONARY
kwan-yin, prop. n.
A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon. [WordNet 1.5]
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