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These three are entrances to Nirvana, or ‘doors to liberation’… Essentially this means that each of these would lead to Nirvana. Though inactivity leads to Nirvana, Bodhisattvas use wisdom and action to teach enlightenment to living beings. So the actions of an enlightened being are like this; — for one they do not do any harm.

Generosity or giving — dana — this is one of the six perfections. This is a very important one — what this means is that one does not have any possessions which one would not give away. The perfection of giving is when one would give one’s very life to help another being. And yet — Prajna paramitam teaches that one will never come to harm…. So if one has Perfect Wisdom, one will never come to harm. — It has been written, the perfection of giving is that one doesn’t accumulate anything one wouldn’t give away. — For monks living in the forest, all of these things are experienced quite literally. — One does not have any possessions. . . and one lives meditating. — This is an aspect of Bodhisattva conduct. — This is one of the most important qualities because — the more that we give freely, the more our merit becomes; the more we do not give but remain stingy — the less our merit… To give Metta or knowledge, is more substantial than to give material items. Both fall under the category of generosity — — When giving is done with Prajna and other perfections;… Read More

The Japanese Avalokiteshvara has multiple forms and names. Kanzeon, like Guanshiyin, observes (J: kan) the world (J: ze) for the sound (J: on) of suffering. The Japanese commonly shorten Avalokiteshvara’s name to Kannon. Kannon is a Bodhisattva, which means she has prolonged her own eternal enlightenment to stay behind and help everyone who suffers in this world.        

Chenrezig is the bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is the most widely revered bodhisattva on in Buddhism. Chenrezig is considered the earthly manifestation. Of the self-born, eternal Buddha, Amitabha. In the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon of enlightened beings, Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion as Chenrezig. He is considered the patron bodhisattva of Tibet, and his meditation is practiced in all the great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The most common form of Chenrezig is the four-folded and there lies a jewel in those folded hands.

Lokeshwor is represented as the generic name of the most popular Bodhisattva, the merciful Lord Who Looks on Humanity Filled with Compassion. He has many names and appearances. The number of heads he has varies from two to eleven, the number of arms from two to one thousand. In Nepal, 108 forms of Avalokiteshvara. The various form forms of Lokeshvara are amalgamations of other Buddhist divinities and Hindu deities.