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====One Face and Four Arms====
====One Face and Four Arms====
*Chaturbhuja
*Chaturbhuja
*Jinasagara (Wyl. ''gyal wa gya tso'')
*Jinasagara (Wyl. ''rgyal ba rgya mtsho'')
*Shadakshrilokeshvara (Wyl. spyan ras gzigs phyag bzhin pa'')
*Shadakshrilokeshvara (Wyl. spyan ras gzigs phyag bzhin pa'')
*Rakta Lokeshvara
*Rakta Lokeshvara
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====Eleven Faces====
====Eleven Faces====
*Ekadashamukha (Wyl. ''bcu gcig zhal'')
*Ekadashamukha (Wyl. ''bcu gcig zhal'')
*Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (Wyl. ''chag tong shal chu chig'')
*Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (Wyl. ''phyag stong zhal bcu gcig'')
*Vajragarbha
*Vajragarbha
===Feminine Forms===
===Feminine Forms===

Revision as of 18:45, 8 September 2009

Avalokiteshvara courtesy of Lama Tsondru Sangpo

Avalokiteshvara (Skt. Avalokiteśvara; Tib. Chenrezik; Wyl. spyan ras gzigs) is said to be the essence of the speech of all the buddhas and incarnation of their compassion. As one of the Eight Great Close Sons, he is usually depicted as white in colour and holding a lotus. He is of special importance to Tibetans, so much so that he is sometimes described as the patron deity of Tibet. Among his emanations are King Songtsen Gampo — who is credited with authoring the Mani Kabum, a cycle of teachings and practices dedicated to the deity — as well as the lineages of Dalai Lamas and Karmapas.

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. rgyal ba rgya mtsho)
  • 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. phyag stong zhal bcu gcig)
  • 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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