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==References == | <p> one of the three divinities unknown to the original Buddhists, but worshipped in China as scarcely inferior to [[Gotama]] Buddha himself. He is also known by the name of Padma-pani, or lotus bearer. In many districts of Thibet he is incarnate, under the name of Padma-pani, in the person of the [[Dalai-Lama]] (q.v.). In Thibet and [[Mongolia]] he is represented with innumerable eyes and hands, and sometimes with as many as ten heads. In China this deity is exhibited with a female figure and female decorations. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_47471"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/kwan-shi-in Kwan-Shi-In from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_47471"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/kwan-shi-in Kwan-Shi-In from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 15 October 2021
Kwan-Shi-In [1]
one of the three divinities unknown to the original Buddhists, but worshipped in China as scarcely inferior to Gotama Buddha himself. He is also known by the name of Padma-pani, or lotus bearer. In many districts of Thibet he is incarnate, under the name of Padma-pani, in the person of the Dalai-Lama (q.v.). In Thibet and Mongolia he is represented with innumerable eyes and hands, and sometimes with as many as ten heads. In China this deity is exhibited with a female figure and female decorations.
