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jmdict 2834842 Active (id: 1972936)
マリア観音
マリアかんのん
1. [n]
▶ Maria Kannon
▶ [expl] statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2573170 マリア 1. Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary
  ⇒ see: 1614280 観音 1. Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion



History:
2. A 2018-02-23 04:28:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-02-22 18:08:22  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs gg5
  Comments:
gg5 calls the kakure christian "crypto-Christians" in its 
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