• a [[person]].
  • [[bodhisattva]] of [[compassion]].
  • #pull [[avalokiteshvara]]
  • [[a va lo ki tas va ra]] (which I take to be [[7]] syllables]] is their original name, meaning one who perceives the sounds of sentient beings.
  • #mantra [[om mani padme hum]]
    • Avalokitasvara has [[33]] main manifestations (?).
    • One manifestation is [[padmapani]], the [[lotus bearer]]

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• [[2022-12-17 20:28:08+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] https://social.coop/@flancian/109530899314734195:
  • On [[Avalokitasvara]] ~ [[Avalokiteshvara]]: > The only Mahayana deity that has entered the worship of ordinary Buddhists in Theravada countries is Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. In Ceylon he is known as Natha-deva and mistaken by the majority for the Buddha yet to come, Bodhisattva [[Maitreya]]. The figure of Avalokitesvara usually is found in the shrine room near the Buddha image.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara

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On [[Avalokitasvara]] ~ [[Avalokiteshvara]]:

> The only Mahayana deity that has entered the worship of ordinary Buddhists in Theravada countries is Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. In Ceylon he is known as Natha-deva and mistaken by the majority for the Buddha yet to come, (1/2)