Avalokiteśvara
Sign in to saveIn Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (meaning "the Lord who looks down", ), also known as Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") and Chenrezig (in Tibetan), is a Bodhisattva associated with Great Compassion (mahākaruṇā). Avalokiteśvara has a vast number of manifestations (e.g., the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara) and is depicted in various forms and styles across Buddhist traditions of different cultures. In some texts, he is considered to be the source and divine creator of all Hindu deities (such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Saraswati, Bhudevi, Varuna, etc.). In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is
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Avalokiteśvara is a Bodhisattva in Buddhism—a spiritual being associated with great compassion whose name means "the Lord who looks down"—and is depicted in many different forms across Buddhist cultures. This figure is especially important in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, and in some texts is even considered the divine source of Hindu deities.
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- Sculpture of Avalokiteśvara holding a lotus (padma). Nālandā, Bihar, India, 9th century CE.
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23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- Mahayana account
- Theravāda account
- Modern scholarship
- Manifestations
- Commonly seen forms
- Some other forms
- Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara
- Avalokiteśvara as a cosmic maheśvara ("Great Lord of Creation")
- Mantras and Dharanis
- Mani mantra
- Ārolik mantra
- Dharanis
- East Asian chants and phrases
- Tibetan Buddhist beliefs
- Iconography
- Deer-skin (tinasara)
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
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In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (meaning "the Lord who looks down", ), also known as Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") and Chenrezig (in Tibetan), is a Bodhisattva associated with Great Compassion (mahākaruṇā). Avalokiteśvara has a vast number of manifestations (e.g., the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara) and is depicted in various forms and styles across Buddhist traditions of different cultures. In some texts, he is considered to be the source and divine creator of all Hindu deities (such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Saraswati, Bhudevi, Varuna, etc.). In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is also considered a manifestation of Amitabha Buddha for the purpose of Dharma teaching, and an emanation from Vairocana Buddha as an embodiment of the Miraculous Observing Wisdom (妙觀察智).
In East Asian Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is known as 觀音 (an abbreviation for 觀世音), pronounced Gwoon Yaam in Cantonese, Guanyin in Mandarin Chinese, Kannon in Japanese, Gwaneum in Korean, and Quan Âm in Vietnamese. In the traditional cultures of these Asian countries, there is a female form of Avalokiteśvara depicted as a divine mother in a white robe, called White-Robed Avalokiteśvara or Southern Sea Avalokiteśvara. This female form of Avalokiteśvara is worshiped widely in East Asian religions including Taoism and Chinese folk religion.