About Avalokiteśvara

Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokitesvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism.
Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokitesvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism. He has 108 avatars, one notable avatar being Padmapāṇi, the one who holds the lotus (padma). In Tibet, he is known as Chenrézik. In East Asia, he is commonly known as Guānyīn.

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