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
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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
Buddha himself, I feel convinced, never knew even the names of Amitâbha, Avalokitesvara, or Sukhavatî.
From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
To the worshippers of whom Fa-Hsien speaks, Kwan-she-yin would only be Avalokitesvara.
From A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline by Faxian, ca. 337-422
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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