Bodhisattvas such as Avalokitesvara, have also been deified and worshipped. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
"Avalokitesvara" thangka Painting on cloth Asian Art Museum. From Wordnik.com. ['Sacred Arts of Bhutan'] Reference
Thibet, Avalokitesvara had only male attributes, but in China and. From Wordnik.com. [A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline] Reference
For instance, there is His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) ��� Day Two: Karma and Refuge] Reference
It is a true tale of the arising of the compassionate heart of Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [Speedlinking 10/1/07] Reference
This Avalokitesvara/Kwan-Yin male-to-female shift is unmatched in the rest of Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Children's literature's defining phrase,] Reference
Originally, and still in Thibet, Avalokitesvara had only male attributes, but in China and Japan (Kwannon), this deity. From Wordnik.com. [A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms] Reference
One beautiful 19th-century thangka depicts Avalokitesvara, the Lord of Compassion, who despaired over his inability to save all beings. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Imagery, Serene Tone] Reference
For me, one of them is Kwan-Yin, she who used to be Avalokitesvara and is Kannon in Japan, where she and I really got to know each other. From Wordnik.com. [Graven Images] Reference
After doing more practice he had the vision that Avalokitesvara penetrated through the top of his head and dissolved and merged within him. From Wordnik.com. [How Gampopa Reached His Spiritual Attainments] Reference
Avalokitesvara, or — to substitute for the Sanskrit the less formidable titles by which she is known in China and Japan, — the all-powerful Kwanyin or Kwannon. From Wordnik.com. [Religion in Japan] Reference
Avalokitesvara the male Boddhisattva is now known as Kwan-Yin (or Kuan-Yin or Kannon) the FEMALE Boddhisttva of Compassion to whom everyone prays when in distress. From Wordnik.com. [Children's literature's defining phrase,] Reference
It's easier when the work is self-contained and more or less portable, such as another excavated fishing boat, this one filled with (mostly) shattered white porcelain statuettes of Avalokitesvara, bodhisattva of mercy. From Wordnik.com. [Just Don't Call Them 'Fireworks'] Reference
She is a variant of the male Buddhist figure Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Andy Xie: High yuan no panacea for world economy] Reference
Avalokitesvara performing his study in the deep Pragna-paramita. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic] Reference
Vagrapani; Manjusri was the deified teacher; and Avalokitesvara was the. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
Renovation of the famous wooden statue of Avalokitesvara in the Temple of. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
For example, the power of Avalokitesvara was separated from his protecting care and providence. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
Avalokitesvara, and whose emanation is Gautama, occupies of course the highest and most important rank. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
Northern Buddhism as early as 400 A.D. the worship of two Buddhas elect named Manjusri and Avalokitesvara, or personified Wisdom and Power, had already become general. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
The one called Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheltering Tree of Interdependence: Buddhist Monks Reflections on Ecological Responsibility] Reference
Popular bodhisattvas are Avalokitesvara (Lotus Sutra, ch. From Wordnik.com. [2. South Asia, 72 B.C.E.-500 C.E] Reference
20 Avalokitesvara = “The Lord who looks down from heaven.”. From Wordnik.com. [Religion in Japan] Reference
A glorification of the character, the power, and the advantages to be derived from the worship of Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
That'll never... sweet Avalokitesvara!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
Avalokitesvara is my favorite bodhisattva. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Imagery, Serene Tone] Reference
Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline] Reference
— Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [Wikileaks Tries to Spread Tibet Videos - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Avalokitesvara, 170, 171, 179. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
3 'In Sanscrit, Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series] Reference
Kwan-she-yin would only be Avalokitesvara. From Wordnik.com. [A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms] Reference
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