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Senju Kannon
![]() KANNON BOSATSU, KANNON BODHISATTVA, LORD OF COMPASSION, GODDESS OF MERCY Represented as both Male and Female Assists People in Distress in the Earthly Realm Sanskrit = Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara, Lokeshvara Japanese = Kannon, Kanjizai, Kanzeon, Kwannon Chinese = Kuan Yin, Guanyin, Guanshiyin Tibetan = Spyan-ras-gzigs All about Kannon Incl. 33 Forms of Kannon, Legends About Kannon and much more! ![]() Senju Kannon 千手観音: Sahasrabhuja-arya-avalokites 'vara. "Thousand-armed Kannon" or *Kannon 観音 with a thousand arms. Also called Senbi kannon 千臂観音 or Daihi Kannon 大悲観音. This form of Kannon theoretically has 1000 hands and 1000 eyes. Thus a longer version of the name is Senju-sengen Kanjizai Bosatsu 千手千眼観自在菩薩 or, more commonly, Senju-sengen Kannon 千手千眼観音. The form emphasizes the compassion that sees suffering (with 1000 eyes) and acts to relieve it (with 1000 hands). It is assumed that this form originated in India in the 7c, but no examples remain. Examples do remain from around the 10c in China, and Senju was one of the early forms of Kannon revered in Japan. ![]() Related Entry: Thousand Hand Bodhisattva Comments Temporarily DisabledSorry folks - too much spam, the comments are deactivated. Stand by and please excuse the inconvenience. |