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March 18, 2010

You closed your eyes! tche!

devadutta @ 11:10 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1268953801 ) Play

Which famous company’s name is inspired by 1?
Its original logo even had 1 in a form very similar to what is being depicted by dancers in 2.

1.

2. 

(Strictly speaking, 1′s female form)

P.S: Did you check out the Medals Tally?

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Answer:

Canon — Named after the Bhodisattva Kwan’on. The pic you see here is of Avalokitesvara and Kwan’on or Guan Yin is his female form.

34 Responses to “You closed your eyes! tche!”

  1. shrik Says:

    Canon, the photography folks.

    shrik

  2. googboog Says:

    Canon
    originally called
    Kwa’non


  3. Dibyo Says:

    canon

    Dibyo

  4. Neo Quiz Spot Says:

    Canon


  5. Atul Mathew Says:

    Canon


  6. mankuTimma Says:

    Canon. Supposed to have been derived from buddhist goddess of mercy,kwanon i guess.


  7. krudebox Says:

    Kuan Yin/Kwannon – Canon


  8. shenoyvarun86 Says:

    Cannon

    shenoyvarun86

  9. Anonymous Says:

    Canon aka Kwanon c.1934 derived from Guan Yin

    Heh. The captcha for this is *if canned*


  10. Rogi Says:

    Whoops!
    Forgot to login.

    Canon, AKA Kwanon c.1934.
    Derived from Guan Yin.


  11. Thejas V R Says:

    Canon


  12. vinod Says:

    canon


  13. Shwetha Maiya Says:

    Canon


  14. Logik Says:

    Canon.

    After Kwannon, aka Guan Yin

    Logik

  15. The Lonely Saint Says:

    Canon.


  16. shyam Says:

    Canon

    shyam

  17. sidsen Says:

    cannon


  18. Inglourious Says:

    Canon


  19. raklodramA Says:

    canon (or as it was orignally used kwanon)


  20. Tanya Says:

    Cannon?


  21. Mo Says:

    Canon, from Guanyin and Avalokiteśvara


  22. Bharath Says:

    canon

    Bharath

  23. Nakul Haridas Says:

    Canon.


  24. quaziluffy Says:

    Canon ?


  25. varuns88 Says:

    Canon

    varuns88

  26. nishansolo Says:

    Canon – Kwanon


  27. raklodramA Says:

    canon


  28. v.chandrashekar Says:

    lotus


  29. Anonymous Says:

    canon


  30. username Says:

    canon
    http://www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html


  31. udupendra Says:

    Canon

    udupendra

  32. Aparna Says:

    Canon, the logo is based on Kwanon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy


  33. Ananth Says:

    Canon from Bodhisattva Kwan’on.

    Ananth

  34. Aditya Says:

    Avalokiteśvara

    Aditya

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