Avalokiteśvara

Avalokiteśvara
Avalokiteśvara
	Sculpture of Avalokiteśvara holding a lotus (padma). Nālandā, Bihar, India, 9th century CE.
Sanskrit	अवलोकितस्वर; IAST: Avalokitasvara; अवलोकितेश्वर; IAST: Avalokiteśvara;
Burmese	ကွမ်ယင်; IPA: [kwàɴ jɪ̀ɴ];
Chinese	观世音, 觀世音; Pinyin: Guānshìyīn; 观音, 觀音; Pinyin: Guānyīn; 观自在, 觀自在; Pinyin: Guānzìzài;
Japanese	かんじざい; Romaji: Kanjizai; かんのん; Romaji: Kannon; かんぜおん; Romaji: Kanzeon;
Khmer	អវលោកេស្វរៈ; GD: Avalokesvarak; អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ; GD: Avalokitesvarak; លោកេស្វរៈ; GD: Lokesvarak;
Korean	관음; RR: Gwaneum; 관자재; RR: Gwanjajae; 관세음; RR: Gwanseeum;
Russian	Авалокитешвара; ALA-LC for Russian: Avalokiteshvara;
Thai	อวโลกิเตศวร; RTGS: Avalokitesuan; กวนอิม; RTGS: Kuan Im;
Tibetan	སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས THL: Chenrézik;
Vietnamese	Quan Âm, Quán Thế Âm, Quán Tự Tại
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Venerated by	Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Taoism
Attributes	Compassion
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In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (meaning "the lord who looks down", IPA: /ˌʌvəloʊkɪˈteɪʃvərə/), also known as Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") and Chenrezig (in Tibetan), is a tenth-level bodhisattva associated with great compassion (mahakaruṇā). He is often associated with Amitabha Buddha. Avalokiteśvara has numerous manifestations and is depicted in various forms and styles. In some texts, he is even considered to be the source of all Hindu deities (such as Vishnu, Shiva, Saraswati, Brahma, etc).

While Avalokiteśvara was depicted as male in India, in East Asian Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is most often depicted as a female figure known as Guanyin (in Chinese), Kannon (in Japanese), and Gwaneum (in Korean). Guanyin is also an important figure in other East Asian religions, particularly Chinese folk religion and Daoism.

Avalokiteśvara is also known for his popular mantra, oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, which is the most popular mantra in Tibetan Buddhism.

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