Avalokiteshvara
Avalokiteshvara embodies compassion. Practitioners often gravitate toward specific yidams based on personal affinity or spiritual aspirations. Some practitioners find resonance in the compassionate embrace of Avalokiteshvara.
↻ synthesized from 12 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 CE
- Attested period
- 300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra (4th–5th century CE).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jñanachandra, Tonyo Drupa, Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambin, Śākyamuni Buddha, Lokastotrapūjā-nātha, Ākāśagarbha, Sūryaprabha, Candraprabha, Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin, Prajñāpāramitā-devi, Bhaiṣajyasamudgata, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Akṣayamati, Ushnishavijaya, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Samantabhadra, Kṣitigarbha, Lokeśvararāja, Paṇḍāravāsinī, Shancai, Rudra, Akṣobhya, Akshobhya, Vajradhara, Sakyamuni, Apalāla, Chakrasamvara, Hevajra, Yamantaka, Vajravarahi, Vajrakilaya, Green Tara, Nairatmya, Maitreya, Hachiman, Vasudhara, Indra, Vaiśravaṇa, Guan Yu, Weituo, longnü, Vairocana, Acala, Mara
- parent of
- Taras, Maheśvara, Narayana, Devi Sarasvatī, Hayagriva, Vayu, Dharaṇī, Varuna, Vishnu, Śiva, Adityas, Brahma, Saraswati, Candra, Harihara, Nīlakaṇṭha
- aspect of
- White Tārā, Vairocana Buddha, Amitabha Buddha
- manifests as
- Cundī, Cintamanicakra, Lokeśvara, White-Robed Avalokiteśvara, Southern Sea Avalokiteśvara
- syncretized with
- Guanyin, Avalokitasvara
- has aspect
- Manjushri, Ulkāmukha Pretarāja, Mianran Dashi, Cundī, Cintamanicakra, Ushnishasitatapattra, Hayagriva
- manifested by
- Vajrasattva, Lokanātha, Sahrasasbhuja Avalokiteśvara, Nīlakaṇṭha, Harihara, Lokeśvara, White-Robed Avalokiteśvara, Guanyin, Chenrézig, Cundī, Samyaka Dharma-Vidya Tathāgata
- served by
- Sagara
Mentioned by
- Chakrasamvara
- Hevajra
- Yamantaka
- Vajravarahi
- Vajrakilaya
- Green Tara
- Nairatmya
- Maitreya
- Hachiman
- Vasudhara
- Indra
- Vaiśravaṇa
- Guan Yu
- Weituo
- longnü
- Vairocana
and 23 more
Sources
Source passages
“Some practitioners are drawn to the wisdom of Manjushri, while others find resonance in the compassionate embrace of Avalokiteshvara.”
#10753 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to one story, Tārā arose from Avalokiteshvara's compassionate tears when he wept on seeing all the suffering of all the beings in samsara. His tears turned into a lotus, out of which Tārā arose.”
#11396 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Thousand-Armed Ushnishasitatapattra is a special form of the goddess Tara, a female form of the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara. Her iconography is probably the most complex in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon.”
#29343 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to various Mahayana sources, numerous Hindu deities are considered to be emanations of Avalokiteshvara. For example, in the Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra (4th–5th century CE), Great universal deities called Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma and Saraswati are all said to have emerged from Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva's body”
#36513 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001