観自在

See also: 觀自在 and 观自在

Japanese

Kanji in this term
観	自	在
かん Grade: 4	じ Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
觀自在 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara) in the Heart Sutra, rooted in Middle Chinese.

In the present form, 観 (kan, “see, observe”, from अवलोकित (avalokita), "beholding") + 自在 (jizai, from ईश्वर (īśvara), "supreme being"). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Compare 観世音 (Kanzeon).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんじざい [kàńjíꜜzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑiza̠i]

Noun

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (kanjizai) ^{←くわんじざい (kwanzizai)^?}

(Buddhism) that is able to see everything at will (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Proper noun

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (Kanjizai) ^{←くわんじざい (kwanzizai)^?}

(Buddhism) Short for 観自在菩薩 (Kanjizai Bosatsu, “Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva”).

Synonyms

観音(かんのん) (Kannon), 観世音(かんぜおん) (Kanzeon)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN