Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva

As the Dalai Lama the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, also known as Chenrezig, is the protector of Tibet and symbol of universal compassion. The Buddhist mantra associated with Chenrezig is Om Mani Padme Hum. In the picture a beautiful hand painted thanka of Avalokiteshvara created in Nepal. Namaste :)

Avalokiteshvara the Compassion Buddha, the embodiment of the universal compassion of all enlightened beings. He has a white in colour with four arms. His first two hands pressed together at his heart symbolize respect for his Spiritual Guide, a jewel symbolizing his own enlightenment. The white lotus flower, symbolizes his complete purity of body, speech and mind; and the crystal mala, symbolizes he can free all living beings from samsara.

Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara, is a Sambhogakaya Buddha manifestation, a pure, subtle manifestation that is the union of prana and mind and not simply a fantasy form. Chenrezig represents the pure power of enlightened energy. Such form inherently exists in the pure nature of mind and can manifest to everyone, because pure Buddha nature is the nature of all sentient beings.

Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara is the most elevated form of Bodhisattva of the Great Compassion. Tere is a beautiful legend which tells his story.

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Kuan Yin

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara-Chrenrezig Thangka Painting Chenrezig is one of the most popular Bodhisattva in Vajrayana. It is celebrated and placed among the heart of every Tibetan Himalayan community. The practice of Avalokiteshvara is encouraged to develop a calm and compassionate heart. Compassion is the root foundation for excelling in the Buddhist path. Kind, Calm, and Open Mind is only possible if we are compassionate. Avalokiteshvara Thangka is used to do visual meditation practice to…

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Chaturbhuja (4 hands) (Himalayan Art)

via Toni Bernhard Mindfulness and more...The 1000-armed representation of Kwan Yin comes from a Buddhist legend about her aiding so many people facing struggle that her head split into 11 pieces. Amitabha Buddha, seeing her plight, gave her 11 heads in order to hear the cries of the suffering and a thousand arms with which to aid them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर lit. "Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. (Wikipedia) AV-uh-LOW-ki-TAYSH-vuh-ruh Om mani padme hum Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_mani_padme_hum (derived from the Sanskrit, Devanagari ओं मणिपद्मे हूं, IAST oṃ maṇipadme hūṃ) is a mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara. "Thus the six syllables, om mani…