[ **up: [[Buddhist deities]] | [[Chinese deities]] **] --- # Guanyin 觀音 > Guanyin (Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: Guānyīn) is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means “\[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World”.[^1] --- ## Temples - [[Hongluo Temple (Beijing)#Guanyin Temple|Guanyin Temple at Hongluo Temple (Beijing)]] [^1]: ‘Guanyin’, *Wikipedia*, updated 15 March 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin.