Avalokiteśvara

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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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Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ
alternativeName Avalokitasvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara

Lokeśvara ⓘ
Padmapāṇi ⓘ
associatedBuddha Amitābha ⓘ
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
associatedConcept bodhicitta ⓘ
karuṇā ⓘ
associatedWith Heart Sutra ⓘ
Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka Sūtra ⓘ
Lotus Sutra ⓘ
linked to: Lotus Sūtra

Mahākaruṇā Dhāraṇī ⓘ
ChineseName Guanyin ⓘ
cultCenter Mount Jiuhua ⓘ
Mount Putuo ⓘ
Potala Palace ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Kanzeon ⓘ
KoreanName Gwan-eum ⓘ
Gwanse-eum ⓘ
meaningOfName Lord who looks down (on the world) ⓘ
pureLandAssociation Sukhāvatī ⓘ
religion Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
role hearer of the cries of the world ⓘ
savior of sentient beings ⓘ
SanskritName Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
TibetanName Chenrezig ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
veneratedIn Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Mongolia ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
VietnameseName Quán Thế Âm ⓘ
linked to: Quán Âm
vow to liberate all sentient beings from suffering ⓘ

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Referenced by (113)

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

Gandantegchinlen Monastery → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Korean Buddhism → veneratedFigure → Avalokiteshvara (Gwanseum Bosal) ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Potala Palace → associatedDeity → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Hương (Perfume) Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara (Quan Âm) ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Quan Am → altName → Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Quan Am → altName → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Quan Am → basedOn → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Dien Huu Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Kannon → derivedFrom → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Miidera (Onjō-ji) → hasDeity → Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
East Asian Buddhism → veneratedDeity → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Hearer of the cries of the world → correspondsToTitle → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Gwan-eum → alsoKnownAs → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Gwan-eum → alsoKnownAs → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Heart Sutra → keyFigure → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Tiantai Buddhist temples → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Avataṃsaka Sutra → featuresBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Amitābha Buddha → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Sukhāvatī → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Lotus Sūtra → associatedBodhisattva → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Putuozongcheng Temple → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 60: Yokomineji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Temple 71: Iyadaniji → hasMainDeity → Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Tsuglagkhang Complex → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route → associatedWithDeity → Avalokiteshvara (in some Buddhist traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 82: Negoroji → mainDeity → Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Hozuki-ichi → associatedWith → Bodhisattva Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 84: Yashimaji → mainDeity → Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji → hasMainDeity → Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 44: Daihōji → dedicatedTo → Kannon Bodhisattva ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon → depicts → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Temple 52: Taisanji → dedicatedTo → Bodhisattva Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Sensō-ji → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Chenrezig ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Changangkha Lhakhang → devotionalFocus → Eleven-headed Chenrezig ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Fujiidera Temple → associatedWith → Bodhisattva of Compassion ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Mendut Temple → hasStatue → Avalokitesvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Tara → associatedWith → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Putuo Mountain Scenic Area → associatedDeity → Avalokitesvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Jayavarman VII → depictedAs → Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Neak Pean → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Preah Khan → dedicatedTo → Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Krol Ko → dedication → Bodhisattva Lokesvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Angkor Thom South Gate → depicts → Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Vietnamese Buddhism → centralDeity → Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
Vietnamese Buddhism → veneratedFigure → Avalokiteshvara as Quan Âm ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
La Koro Sutro → hasKeyConcept → Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara