如意輪観音

Japanese
Kanji in this term
如 意 輪 観 音
にょ
Grade: S		 い
Grade: 3		 りん
Grade: 4		 かん
Grade: 4		 おん > のん
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
如意輪觀音 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणिचक्र (cintāmaṇicakra)

Equivalent to 如意(にょい) (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) + 輪(りん) (rin, “circle, ring, wheel”) + 観音(かんのん) (Kannon, “Kannon, Guanyin”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞iɾʲĩŋ kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

如(にょ)意(い)輪(りん)観(かん)音(のん) • (Nyoirin Kannon) ←によいりんくわんおん (nyoirinkwan'on)?

  1. Cintāmaṇicakra, a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

See also
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