The Goddess Kuan-Shih-Yin

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Kuan-Shih-Yin, She-Who-Hears-the-Cries-of-the-World.
GU1N-$E-EYN
Alternate meanings: Regarder-of-the-Sounds-of-the-World.
[to Whom the second day of June, day 153, is dedicated]

Geography/Culture: Chinese: Buddhist and folk.
Linguistic Note: kuan, 'noise' (i.e. cries) 'of a heronry'; shi, 'world'; yin, 'childbirth'.
Description: Most Holy, radiant, gracious, serene and powerful Goddess of pity, mercy and compassion; She Who responds to those in trouble who invoke Her; She Who is triumphant over cruelty; Banisher of fear and hardship; She Who saves from sufferings and danger by awakening worshippers to their own enlightened minds; Fulfiller of wishes; Generous bestower of peace, happiness, health, fecundity and children; Lover of children; Teacher; She Who welcomes the souls of the dead to "The Pure Land".
See also the Goddess Anthology under Kuan-Shih-Yin.
To Whom Sacred: lotus; willow-branch; dolphin (upon which She sometimes rides); snake; tiger; horse; peacock; {heron}; fire; jewels; waters of life; vegetarianism; joss-sticks, crackers and rattles (used in Her worship and invocation); the Kuan-Yin Ching (Lotus Sutra).
Male Associates: She is the Chinese form of Hindustani Avalokitesvara The-Lord-Who-Looks-On. Her male companion, when in triad with Lung-Nu, is Shan-Ts'ai.

Titles/Variants, etc:

She has qualities associated with Hsi-Wang-Mu.
Japanese transliteration: Kanseon.
Also called: Kuan-Tzu-Tsai, below.
Short form Kuan-Yin, below.
Tranlisteration variant: Kwan-Yin.
Korean transliteration: Kwanseium.
Her companion, when in triad form, is Lung-Nu, below.
Perhaps also called, at least identified with, Miao-Shan, ---.
Title: Pi-Hsia-Yuan-Chin, Princess-of-the-Streaked-Clouds, Who is linked with Sheng-Mu.
Also called: Sheng-Mu, perhaps because they share the same involvement with children.
Also called: Sung-Tzu-Niang-Niang, Who is linked with Sheng-Mu.
Perhaps derived from Tibetian Tara, Saviour.

Source: NLEM/387.

Kuan-Tzu-Tsai, She-Who-Sees-and-is-Free.
Alternate meaning: One-Who-Truly-Sees-and-Transcending-is-free-in-the-Existent.
Geography/Culture: Chinese.

Titles/Variants, etc:

Alternate name for Kuan-Shih-Yin.

Source: ADLR/79-81.

Kuan-Yin, She-Who-Hears-Cries.
GU1N-EYN
Geography/Culture: China.

Titles/Variants, etc:

Short form of Kuan-Shih-Yin.
Japanese transliteration: Kwannon, below.
Korean tranliteration: Kwanum.

Source:

Lung-Nu, Dragon-Maiden.
L1Ñ-NW
Geography/Culture: Chinese.
Description: One of the two companions of Kuan-Shih-Yin, when She is conceived in triad.
Male Associates: Shen-ts'ai. The other of Kuan-Shi-Yin's companions when in triad form.
Source:

Kwannon, She-Who-Hears-Cries.
KU*N0N
Geography/Culture: Japanese.
Linguistic Note: This name is a phonetic rendering of the Japanese pronunciation of Kuan-Yin, the short form of Chinese Kuan-Shih-Yin, and the most familiar name by which Shehe is known in Japan where Shehe is more male than in China.
Description: SheHe of compassion.

Titles/Variants, etc:

Shehe seems very similar to Kishimo-Jin, Goddess-Mother-of-Demons.
Variant: Kannon.

Source:

worked on: July 27, 1990; August 3, 1991; May 1995.
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