
Guanyin, Guan Yin or Kuan Yin (/ˌɡwɑːnˈjɪn/) (Chinese: 觀音) is the most commonly used Chinese translation of the bodhisattva known as Avalokiteśvara. Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion. In the East Asian world, Guanyin is the equivalent term for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.