The name Avalokiteśvara combines the verbal prefix ava "down", lokita, a past participle of the verb lok "to look, notice, … See more

The name Avalokiteśvara first appeared in the Avatamsaka Sutra, a Mahayana scripture that precedes the Lotus Sutra. On account of its popularity in Japan and as a result of the works of the earliest Western translators … See more

There are various mantras and dharanis associated with Avalokiteśvara.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the central mantra is the six-syllable mantra oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, also called the Mani mantra. Due to his associatio… See more

Avalokiteśvara has an extraordinarily large number of forms, emanations or manifestations, including wisdom goddesses (vidyās) directly associated with him in images and texts.
Furthermor… See more

Avalokiteśvara is an important deity in Tibetan Buddhism. He is regarded in the Vajrayana teachings as a Buddha.
In Tibetan Buddhism, Tãrã came into existence from a single tear shed by Avalokiteśv… See more

• Gandhāran statue of Avalokiteśvara, abhaya-mudrā. 3rd century CE.
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• Avalokitesvara, ca 11th-12th Century CE, Pala Period … See more