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==Forms==
==Forms==
===Masculine Forms===
====One Face and Two Arms====
*Lokanatha (Wyl. '' 'jig rten mgon po'')
*Khasarpana or Khasarpani
*Padmanarteshvara (Wyl. ''padma gar gyi dbang phyug'')
*Nilakhanta
*[[Padmapani]]
*[[Padmapani]]
*Simhanada (Wyl. ''seng ge nga ro'')
*Tailokyavashamkara
*Vajradharma (Wyl. ''rdo rje chos'')
====One Face and Four Arms====
*Chaturbhuja
*Jinasagara (Wyl. ''gyal wa gya tso'')
*Shadakshrilokeshvara (Wyl. spyan ras gzigs phyag bzhin pa'')
*Rakta Lokeshvara
====One Face and Eight Arms====
*Amoghapasha (Wyl. ''don shags'')
====Three Faces====
*Chintachakra
====Eleven Faces====
*Ekadashamukha (Wyl. ''bcu gcig zhal'')
*Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (Wyl. ''chag tong shal chu chig'')
*Vajragarbha
===Feminine Forms===
*Guanyin (Chinese)/Kannon(Japanese)


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 19:46, 29 June 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.

Forms

Masculine Forms

One Face and Two Arms

  • Lokanatha (Wyl. 'jig rten mgon po)
  • Khasarpana or Khasarpani
  • Padmanarteshvara (Wyl. padma gar gyi dbang phyug)
  • Nilakhanta
  • Padmapani
  • Simhanada (Wyl. seng ge nga ro)
  • Tailokyavashamkara
  • Vajradharma (Wyl. rdo rje chos)

One Face and Four Arms

  • Chaturbhuja
  • Jinasagara (Wyl. gyal wa gya tso)
  • Shadakshrilokeshvara (Wyl. spyan ras gzigs phyag bzhin pa)
  • Rakta Lokeshvara

One Face and Eight Arms

  • Amoghapasha (Wyl. don shags)

Three Faces

  • Chintachakra

Eleven Faces

  • Ekadashamukha (Wyl. bcu gcig zhal)
  • Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (Wyl. chag tong shal chu chig)
  • Vajragarbha

Feminine Forms

  • Guanyin (Chinese)/Kannon(Japanese)

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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