觀自在菩薩

See also: 観自在菩薩, and 观自在菩萨

Chinese

			bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (觀自在菩薩)		觀自在	菩薩
simp. (观自在菩萨)		观自在	菩萨

Etymology

Version preferred by Xuanzang and used in his translations, most notably in the Heart Sutra.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guānzìzài Púsà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ zi⁶ zoi⁶ pou⁴ saat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guānzìzài Púsà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guanzìhzài Púsà
    • Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-tzŭ⁴-tsai⁴ Pʻu²-sa⁴
    • Yale: Gwān-dz̀-dzài Pú-sà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guantzyhtzay Pwusah
    • Palladius: Гуаньцзыцзай Пуса (Guanʹczyczaj Pusa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ zi⁶ zoi⁶ pou⁴ saat³
    • Yale: gūn jih joih pòuh saat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ dzi⁶ dzoi⁶ pou⁴ saat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ ji⁶ zoi⁶ pou⁴ sad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sɔːi̯²² pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/

Proper noun

觀自在菩薩

1. (Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (觀自在菩薩):

• → Japanese: 観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kanjizai Bosatsu)
• → Korean: 관자재보살(觀自在菩薩) (Gwanjajaebosal)
• → Vietnamese: Quán Tự Tại Bồ Tát (觀自在菩薩)

See also

• 觀世音菩薩／观世音菩萨 (Guānshìyīn Púsà)
• 觀音菩薩／观音菩萨 (Guānyīn Púsà)
• 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)
• 觀世音／观世音 (Guānshìyīn)