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.