ID: 901002249 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002249	Record Type: Character/Person

	Kuannon (Buddhist deity)

Note: Buddhist goddess of mercy, whose seven or moreimages are often found in Buddhist temples.

Names:

	Kuannon (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Kuannon (Buddhist deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... mercy
	.....(psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhist
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Kuannon (Buddhist deity)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)