Cintāmaṇicakra
Cintāmaṇicakra (Sanskrit: चिन्तामणिचक्र; Chinese (Traditional): 如意輪觀音; Simplified: 如意轮观音; pinyin: Rúyìlún Guānyīn; Japanese: 如意輪観音, Nyoirin Kannon) is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara (known in Chinese as Guanyin). He is counted as one of six different forms of the bodhisattva that represent salvation afforded to beings among the six realms of saṃsāra. Among these incarnations, Cintāmaṇicakra is believed to save those in the deva realm.
| Cintāmaṇicakra | |
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Statue of Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Chinatown in Singapore | |
| Sanskrit | चिन्तामणिचक्र (IAST) Cintāmaṇicakra |
| Chinese | (Traditional) 如意輪觀音(菩薩) (Simplified) 如意轮观音(菩萨) (Pinyin: Rúyìlún Guānyīn (Púsà)) |
| Japanese | 如意輪観音(菩薩)
(romaji: Nyoirin Kannon (Bosatsu)) |
| Korean | 여의륜관음(보살)
(RR: Yeouiryun Gwaneum (Bosal)) |
| Tibetan | ཡིད་བཞིན་འཁོར་ལོ་ Wylie: Yid bzhin 'khor lo THL: Yizhin Khorlo |
| Vietnamese | Như Ý Luân Quán Âm Bồ Tát |
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| Venerated by | Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna |
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Cintāmaṇicakra is sometimes also referred to as Avalokiteśvara as Mahābrahmā the Profound (大梵深遠觀音; Ch. Dàfàn Shēnyuǎn Guānyīn; Jp. Daibon Jin'on Kannon).
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