Avalokiteśvara

In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर, IPA: /ˌʌvəloʊkɪˈteɪʃvərə/[1]), also known as Avalokitasvara, is a bodhisattva who contains the compassion of all Buddhas and is the principal attendant of Amitabha Buddha on the right. He has 108 avatars, the most notable of which is Padmapāṇi (the lotus bearer). He is variably represented as either male or female in different cultures.[2] Guanyin is a representation of Avalokiteśvara that appears in Han Buddhism.

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Avalokiteśvara
Sculpture of Avalokiteśvara holding a padma (lotus). Nālandā, Bihar, India, 9th century CE.
Sanskrit	अवलोकितस्वर IAST: Avalokitasvara अवलोकितेश्वर IAST: Avalokiteśvara (Avalokiteshvara)
Burmese	ကွမ်ယင် IPA: [kwàɴ jɪ̀ɴ]
Chinese	观世音, 觀世音 Pinyin: Guānshìyīn 观音, 觀音 Pinyin: Guānyīn 观自在, 觀自在 Pinyin: Guānzìzài
Cyrillic	Авалокитешвара
Japanese	かんじざい Romaji: Kanjizai かんのん Romaji: Kannon かんぜおん Romaji: Kanzeon
Khmer	អវលោកេស្វរៈ GD: Avalokesvarak អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ GD: Avalokitesvarak លោកេស្វរៈ GD: Lokesvarak
Korean	관음 RR: Gwaneum 관자재 RR: Gwanjajae 관세음 RR: Gwanseeum
Thai	อวโลกิเตศวร RTGS: Avalokitesuan กวนอิม RTGS: Kuan Im
Tibetan	སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས THL: Chenrézik
Vietnamese	Quan Âm Quán Thế Âm Quán Tự Tại
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Venerated by	Buddhism Chinese folk religion Taoism
Attributes	Compassion
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