[さいごく;さいこく, saigoku ; saikoku](n) (1) (abbr) the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); (2) western nations (esp. India or Europe); (3) (See 西国三十三所) 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara; (4) (See 西国巡礼) a pilgrimage of these temples#15543[Add to Longdo]
[こやす, koyasu](n) (1) (abbr) safe, easy childbirth; (2) (See 子安観音, 子安地蔵) guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)#19681[Add to Longdo]
[かんぜおんぼさつ, kanzeonbosatsu](n) { Buddh } (See 観音菩薩・かんのんぼさつ, 観音・かんのん) Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Kwannon; Kannon[Add to Longdo]
[さんじゅうさんしょ, sanjuusansho](n) (See 西国三十三所) any of a number of sets of thirty-three holy places enshrining Avalokitesvara (esp. those comprising a popular pilgrimage in the Kinki region)[Add to Longdo]