Avalokitesvara
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They can be marvelously refined, like the 7th century to 8th century standing figure of the Buddha of the afterlife, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manjusri is the mythical author of this influential work,23 the twenty-fourth chapter being devoted to a glorification of the character, the power, and the advantages to be derived from the worship of Avalokitesvara.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
The Japanese Kwannon, or Kwanze-on, is identical in origin with the Chinese virgin-goddess Kwanyin adopted by Buddhism as an incarnation of the Indian Avalokitesvara.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
In this triad, the thunder-bolt holder was Vagrapani; Manjusri was the deified teacher; and Avalokitesvara was the Spirit of the Buddhas present in the church.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
In another temple we found the Lamas holding service in worship of the many-handed Buddha, Avalokitesvara.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund
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