OBQ 289: Smile please...Bodhisattva!

Identify the company...

Clue 1: The name of this Japanese company comes from one of the Bodhisattva.

Clue 2: The company has become a global giant by competing with the likes of Sony and Xerox.

Clue 3: She is the faces of the company.

Answer:  Canon is right, earlier named as Kwanon