Avalokiteśvara

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Avalokitesvara (Quan Am), Vietnam, Musée Guimet-Paris

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Jean-Marie Hullot on Fotopedia Avalokiteśvara

Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar) on Flickr Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), Musée Guimet-Paris

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Jean-Marie Hullot on Fotopedia Avalokitesvara (Quan Am), Vietnam, Musée Guimet-Paris

Jean-Marie Hullot on Fotopedia Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), Musée Guimet-Paris

Jean-Marie Hullot on Fotopedia Avalokiteśvara, Chenrayzee or Chenrezig statue, The Bodhisattva of Compassion, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Avalokiteśvara

Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर , Bengali: অবলোকিতেশ্বর, lit. "Lord who looks down", Chinese: 觀世音) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism. In China and its sphere of cultural influence, Avalokiteśvara is often depicted in a female form known as Guan Yin. (However, in Taoist mythology, Guan Yin has other origination stories which are unrelated to Avalokiteśvara.).

In India, Avalokitesvara is also referred to as Padmapāni ("Holder of the Lotus") also Thirumai (Tirupati), Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") or Tara. In Tibetan, Avalokiteśvara is known as Chenrezig, and is said to be incarnated in the Dalai Lama, the Karmapa and other high Lamas. In Mongolia, he is called Megjid Janraisig, Xongsim Bodisadv-a, or Nidüber Üjegči.