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nounBuddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
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- kwan-yin (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
- avalokiteshvara a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
- kuan yin (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
- avalokitesvara a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
- maitreya the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama