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Avalokiteśvara painting from a Sanskrit palm leaf manuscript. India, 12th century.

Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर lit. "Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokiteśvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism.

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• Related: Guanyin, Isvara, Narayana, Pure Land Buddhism, Vishnu

The Origin of Avalokiteshvara of Potala The Origin of Avalokiteshvara of Potala www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/kailash/kailash_07_01_01.pdf - Web

An Explanation of the Name Avalokiteshvara An Explanation of the Name Avalokiteshvara quietmountain.org/links/teachings/chenrezi.htm - Web

The Bodhisattva of Compassion and Spiritual Emanat... The Bodhisattva of Compassion and Spiritual Emanation of Amitabha - from Buddhanature.com www.buddhanature.com/buddha/aval.html - Web

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Depictions at the Bayon in Cambodia of Avalokitesh... Depictions at the Bayon in Cambodia of Avalokiteshvara as the Khmer King Jayavarman VII angkorblog.com/_wsn/page11.html - Web

Beautiful Gold painting of Avalokitesvara from www... Beautiful Gold painting of Avalokitesvara from www.dawaarts.com www.dawaarts.com/gallery_bodhi_detail3_13.htm - Web

Mantra Avalokitesvara Mantra Avalokitesvara www.shenlun.org/mantra/mantra-avalokitesvara/ - Web

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