Avalokitesvara, the Lord of
Compassion, gazes out across the world, his white radiance soothing the
sufferings of living beings. With one pair of hands, he clasps to his heart the wish-fulfilling gem of his
vow to eradicate the world's pain. In his upper left hand, he holds
the lotus of spiritual receptivity, the
desire to leave the mud of
samsara and reach up toward the
sun of true
happiness. Above his head, we sense .