Avalokiteśvara

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Buddhist deity bodhisattva

Avalokiteśvara is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism embodying compassion and often depicted as a savior who hears the cries of sentient beings.

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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form Occurrences
Avalokiteshvara 9
Bodhisattva Kannon 2
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara 2

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ
alternativeName Avalokitasvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lokeśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Padmapāṇi NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedBuddha Amitābha NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedConcept bodhicitta ⓘ
karuṇā ⓘ
associatedWith Heart Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahākaruṇā Dhāraṇī NERFINISHED ⓘ
ChineseName Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultCenter Mount Jiuhua NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Putuo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Potala Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
embodies compassion ⓘ
function granting boons ⓘ
guide to enlightenment ⓘ
protector from dangers ⓘ
genderDepiction female in East Asian traditions ⓘ
male in early Indian art ⓘ
iconographicAttribute cintāmaṇi jewel ⓘ
deer skin ⓘ
lotus ⓘ
rosary ⓘ
water vase ⓘ
iconographicFeature crowned with Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
multiple arms ⓘ
multiple heads ⓘ
influenced East Asian art ⓘ
East Asian literature ⓘ
East Asian religious practice ⓘ
JapaneseName Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kanzeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
KoreanName Gwan-eum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gwanse-eum NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName Lord who looks down (on the world) ⓘ
pureLandAssociation Sukhāvatī NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
role hearer of the cries of the world ⓘ
savior of sentient beings ⓘ
SanskritName Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
TibetanName Chenrezig NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
VietnameseName Quán Thế Âm NERFINISHED ⓘ
vow to liberate all sentient beings from suffering ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gwan-eum → alsoKnownAs → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Gwan-eum → alsoKnownAs → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Quan Am → altName → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát
Quan Am → altName → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Amitābha Buddha → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Lotus Sūtra → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Sukhāvatī → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Potala Palace → associatedDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Fujiidera Temple → associatedWith → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bodhisattva of Compassion
Hozuki-ichi → associatedWith → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bodhisattva Kannon
Tara → associatedWith → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route → associatedWithDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara (in some Buddhist traditions)
Quan Am → basedOn → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
hearer of the cries of the world → correspondsToTitle → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
subject surface form: Hearer of the cries of the world
Dien Huu Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
Gandantegchinlen Monastery → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Hương (Perfume) Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteśvara (Quan Âm)
Putuozongcheng Temple → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Sensō-ji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Temple 44: Daihōji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kannon Bodhisattva
Temple 52: Taisanji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bodhisattva Kannon
Temple 60: Yokomineji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Tiantai Buddhist temples → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Tsuglagkhang Complex → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon → depicts → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Kannon → derivedFrom → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chenrezig
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleven-headed Chenrezig
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) → featuresBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
subject surface form: Avataṃsaka Sutra
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra → featuresCharacter → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Miidera (Onjō-ji) → hasDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji → hasMainDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara
Temple 71: Iyadaniji → hasMainDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara
Mendut Temple → hasStatue → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokitesvara
Heart Sutra → keyFigure → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara
Temple 82: Negoroji → mainDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
Temple 84: Yashimaji → mainDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
Perceiver of the Sounds of the World → relatedConcept → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
East Asian Buddhism → veneratedDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Korean Buddhism → veneratedFigure → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalokiteshvara (Gwanseum Bosal)