观世音菩萨【英】

Guanyin Bodhisattva (Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva)

定义

梵音Avalokiteśvara，观世音者，凡遇难众生诵念其名号，菩萨即时观其音声前往拯救，故称观世音菩萨。又因其于理事无碍之境，观达自在，故称观自在菩萨。观音是西方三圣之一，为阿弥陀佛的左胁侍，在佛教中是慈悲的象征。

Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, whose Chinese name is Guan Shi Yin or Guan Yin, is interpreted as “The One Who Observes the Sounds of the World” in Chinese. He rescues all beings by hearing their voices of suffering and cries for help. Guan Yin is one of the two attendants of the Buddha Amitābha, represented on his left. He is considered a symbol of compassion in Buddhism.