Description An antique Thai style statue depicting the standing form of the Bodhisatva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara. Avalokiteshvara is a Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.??Avalokiteshvara,??Chinese (Pinyin)??Guanyin??or ??Kuan-yin, Japanese??Kannon, in Buddhism, and primarily in Mahayana??Buddhism, the Bodhisattva??(buddha to be) of??infinite??compassion and mercy, possibly the most popular of all figures in Buddhist??legend. Avalokiteshvara is beloved throughout the Buddhist worlda??not only in Mahayana Buddhism but also in Theravada??(a??Way of the Eldersa??), the branch of Buddhism that largely does not??recognise??bodhisattvas, and in Vajayana, the Tantric??(or Esoteric) branch of Buddhism. Avalokiteshvara supremely exemplifies the Bodhisattva's??resolve to postpone his own buddhahood until he has helped every??sentient??being on earth to achieve liberation??from suffering??and the process of death and rebirth. His name has been variously interpreted as a??the lord who looks in every directiona?? and a??the lord of what we seea?? (that is, the actual created world). ??The title invariably used for him in Cambodia and Thailand??is Lokeshvara (a??Lord of the Worlda??). In China, where he is often worshipped in female form, he is Guanyin.
Dimensions 112cm / 45a??
Medium Bronze
Condition Report Good condition.