Avalokitesvara The Great Compassionate One

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Avalokitesvara The Great Compassionate One

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Painting - Cotton Canvas, Poster Colors, Acrylic, Emulsion, 24k Gold

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24K Gold Newari Thangka of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig), the Great Compassionate One
Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig) is an important deity in Tibetan Buddhism, and is regarded in the Vajrayana teachings as a Buddha. In the Mahayana teachings he is in general regarded as a high-level Bodhisattva. The Dalai Lama is considered by the Gelugpa school and many other Tibetan Buddhists to be the primary earthly manifestation of Chenrezig. The Karmapa is considered by the Karma Kagyu school to be Chenrezig's primary manifestation. It is said that Padmasambhava prophesied that Avalokitesvara will manifest himself in the Tulku lineages of the Dalai Lamas and the Karmapas. Another Tibetan source explains that Buddha Amithaba gave to one of his two main disciples, Avalokitesvara, the task to take upon himself the burden of caring for Tibet. That is why he has manifested himself not only as spiritual teachers in Tibet but also in the form of kings (like Trisong Detsen) or ministers.
Other manifestations popular in Tibet include Sahasra-bhuja (a form with a thousand arms) and Ekadasamukha (a form with eleven faces).

Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum

Tibetan Buddhism relates Chenrezig to the six-syllable mantra Om Mani Padme Hum. Thus, Chenrezig is also called Shadakshari ("Lord of the Six Syllables"). The connection between this famous mantra and Avalokite�vara already occurs in the Karandavyuha Sutra (probably late fourth or early fifth century), one of the first Buddhist works to have reached Tibet (before the end of the 5th century).
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Size: 15.7"/40 cm (width) x 21.3"/54 cm (height)
Materials: Cotton Canvas, Poster Colors, Acrylic, Emulsion, 24K Gold
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