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[[Image:Avalokiteshvara.JPG|frame|'''Avalokiteshvara''' courtesy of Lama Tsondru Sangpo]]
[[Image:Avalokiteshvara.JPG|frame|'''Avalokiteshvara''' courtesy of Lama Tsondru Sangpo]]
'''Avalokiteshvara''' (Skt. Avalokiteśvara; Tib. ''Chenrezik''; [[Wyl.]] ''spyan ras gzigs'') — one of the [[Eight Great Close Sons]]. The essence of the speech of all the buddhas and incarnation of their [[compassion]].
'''Avalokiteshvara''' (Skt. Avalokiteśvara; Tib. ''Chenrezik''; [[Wyl.]] ''spyan ras gzigs'') — one of the [[Eight Great Close Sons]]. The essence of the speech of all the [[buddha]]s and incarnation of their [[compassion]].


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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*[[Mani Kabum]]
*[[Mani Kabum]]
*[[Mani mantra]]
*[[Mani mantra]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/avalokita/index.html Avalokiteshvara outline page at Himalayan Art Resources]


[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]]

Revision as of 15:33, 21 May 2009

Avalokiteshvara courtesy of Lama Tsondru Sangpo

Avalokiteshvara (Skt. Avalokiteśvara; Tib. Chenrezik; Wyl. spyan ras gzigs) — one of the Eight Great Close Sons. The essence of the speech of all the buddhas and incarnation of their compassion.

Further Reading

  • Jamgön Mipham, A Garland of Jewels, (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008.
  • Bokar Rinpoche, Chenrezig, the Lord of Love , Clearpoint Press, 1991.
  • John Blofeld, Bodhisattva of Compassion—The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin, Shambhala, 1988.

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