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.
Avalokiteśvara painting from a Sanskrit palm-leaf manuscript. Nalanda, India, 12th century.
Four-armed Tibetan form of Avalokiteśvara.
Avalokiteśvara / Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, India
Amitābha
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Amitābha, also known as Amituofo in Chinese, Amida Butsu in Japanese, Amita-bul in Korean, Avid in Mongolian, A Di Đà Phật in Vietnamese, and Öpakmé in Tibetan, is one of the main Buddhas of Mahayana
Avalokiteśvara
…and styles across Buddhist traditions of different cultures. 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…
The Great Buddha of Kamakura in the Kōtoku-in temple
Amitabha statue in Borobudur, Indonesia
Korean Amitabha triad with Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, the standard Amitabha triad according to the Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha.
Ming dynasty (1368–1644) statue of Amituo as one of the Five Tathagathas at Huayan Temple in Datong, Shanxi, China