観自在菩薩

See also: 觀自在菩薩, and 观自在菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
観	自	在	菩	薩
かん Grade: 4	じ Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 5	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon			kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
觀自在菩薩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 観自在 (kanjizai, literally, “observer of self at rest” or “lord of perception”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Proper noun

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanjizai Bosatsu) 

1. (Buddhism) Synonym of 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva
   • 7th century CE, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

     観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ)。行(ぎょう)深(じん)般若(はんにゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)時(じ)。照(しょう)見(けん)五(ご)蘊(うん)皆(かい)空(くう)。度(ど)一切(いっさい)苦(く)厄(やく)...

     Kanjizai Bosatsu, gyō jin hannya haramitta ji, shōken goun kai kū, do issai kuyaku...

     When the Perceiving Lord (Avalokiteśvara) bodhisattva went into the state of the perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā), the five aggregates stood empty, transcending all suffering.

   Synonym: 観自在 (Kanjizai)