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Noun: Kwan-yin  'kwón'yin
  1. (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
    - Kuan Yin

Type of: Chinese deity

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