【英汉对照佛学词典】

观世音菩萨普门品


The Kuan-shih-yin p'u-sa p'u-men-p'in; a chapter in the Lotus Sutra 法华经 which is one of the most important loci classicus for the description of Avalokite/svara. This text explains the meaning of the name of the bodhisattva, and states that Avalokite/svara is capable of manifesting himself in 33 different forms according to the various states of sentient beings. Commonly referred to by the popular title of 观音经.