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Quanwon
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is, in Japanese mythology, an embodiment of the goddess Amida. She is represented with a multitude of hands, each holding a different object, probably things useful to men, whom she has undertaken to make happy. Her temples are splendid, of extraordinary dimensions, and filled with idols: 33,333 are said to be contained in the temple of Miako; hence its name, San mun San Tsin, which signifies the temple of the 33,333 images. A large number of children are represented around her in her pictures: they are the gods themselves looking up to her with love and veneration.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Quanwon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/q/quanwon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Quanwon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/q/quanwon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
