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

Etymology

From a mistranslation 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

Noun

観自在 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 觀自在, hiragana かんじざい, rōmaji kanjizai, historical hiragana くわんじざい)

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

Proper noun

観自在 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 觀自在, hiragana かんじざい, rōmaji Kanjizai, historical hiragana くわんじざい)

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

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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