Thangka Description
Material: Hand painted in Nepal by Tibetan artisans on Cotton Canvas with Silk Brocade
Painting L x H: 15 x 20 inches
Scroll L x H: 28.5 x 45 inches
- Bodhisattva who embodies the mercy and compassion of all Buddhas
- After attaining buddhahood, he voluntarily returned to the way of a bodhisattva in order to lead all beings to buddhahood
- Avalokiteshvara is considered the manifestation of the selfless, unconditional compassion of the buddhas
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Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara radiates laser-like focused energy
- Has as a thousand arms, a thousand eyes (in his open palms), and eleven heads
- His thousand arms are a token expression of the patience and fortitude essential to the bodhisattva vow
- Ships from our California gallery