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AKCILJ: Translating a mantra

posted by [personal profile] janetmiles at 02:57pm on 11/07/2012
Do any of you know what "Na Mo Kuan Yin Bodhisattva" means in English? Specifically, I know that Kwan Yin is a Bodhisattva of mercy and compassion, and that a bodhisattva is an enlightened one, but I don't have any reference for the first two words.

(I'm also going to post this on Facebook and FL, so you may see it more than once, but my various social media aren't one-to-one correspondent.)
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posted by [personal profile] blaisepascal at 07:20pm on 11/07/2012
"Namo" is basically "saluations" or "greetings". "namo guan yin bodhisattva" is basically "hail to Guan Yin".

A "Buddha" is an enlightened one. A Bodhisattva is someone who has achieved enlightenment, but chose to come back to help others do the same.
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posted by [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com at 07:41pm on 11/07/2012
Ah! Thank you so much.
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posted by [identity profile] heavensnight67.livejournal.com at 11:20pm on 11/07/2012
I love this stuff :)
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posted by [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com at 01:05am on 12/07/2012
Me, too. I have amazing friends.
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