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Avalokiteśvara
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In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara, also known as Lokeśvara and Chenrezig, is a Bodhisattva associated with Great Compassion. Avalokiteśvara has a vast number of manifestations and is depicted in various for
Sculpture of Avalokiteśvara holding a lotus (padma). Nālandā, Bihar, India, 9th century CE.
Sculpture of Avalokiteśvara holding a lotus (padma). Nālandā, Bihar, India, 9th century CE.
Avalokiteśvara painting from a Sanskrit palm-leaf manuscript. Nalanda, India, 12th century.
Avalokiteśvara painting from a Sanskrit palm-leaf manuscript. Nalanda, India, 12th century.
Four-armed Tibetan form of Avalokiteśvara.
Four-armed Tibetan form of Avalokiteśvara.
Avalokiteśvara / Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, India
Avalokiteśvara / Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, India
Om mani padme hum
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Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐ is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion. It first appeared in the Mahayana
Avalokiteśvara
…Avalokiteśvara is worshiped widely in East Asian religions including Taoism and Chinese folk religion. Avalokiteśvara is also known for his popular mantra, Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, which is the most popular mantra in Tibetan Buddhism. The name Avalokiteśvara combines the verbal prefix ava "down", lokita, a past participle of the…
Stele of Sulaiman, erected at the Mogao Caves in 1348 to commemorate the donations of Sulaiman, Prince of Xining. It includes the six-syllable mantra
Stele of Sulaiman, erected at the Mogao Caves in 1348 to commemorate the donations of Sulaiman, Prince of Xining. It includes the six-syllable mantra written in six different scripts: Lantsa [1st row], Tibetan [2nd row], Uighur [far left], 'Phags-pa [left], Tangut [right], Chinese [far right].
A Tibetan sand mandala of Avalokitesvara, a key element of the tantric initiation ritual required to practice the mantra according to the Kāraṇḍavyūha
A Tibetan sand mandala of Avalokitesvara, a key element of the tantric initiation ritual required to practice the mantra according to the Kāraṇḍavyūha
At Yonghe Temple, Beijing
At Yonghe Temple, Beijing
"Om mani padme hūṃ", mani stone carved in Tibetan script outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa
"Om mani padme hūṃ", mani stone carved in Tibetan script outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa