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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 | '''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 (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.