Thousand Armed Avalokitesvara is one of the most popular devotional deities in Himalayan Buddhism, Avalokiteshvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) appears in many forms, but this eleven-headed, “thousand-armed” form is one of the most popular.Avalokitesvara is the Bodhisattva who has the sacred duty to relieve suffering and encourage enlightenment.The legend says that Avalokitesvara assumed this form during his attempt to help the human beings. While listening the needs of so many people, his head split into eleven pieces.Amitabha Buddha, seeing his agony, gave him eleven heads and one-thousand arms in order to hear and offer aid to as many people as possible.
Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig is considered the Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the more widely revered Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. In China Avalokitesvara is depicted in a female form known as Guanyin or Quan Yin.
Painted: This wonderful Thousand Armed Avalokitesvara Thangka painting is painted by the experienced artists of Nepal who have been in this business for generations.
Note: Please note that the actual colours of the Painting may vary due to differences in monitor colour depth and make. The colour shown is as close as possible to the actual colours of the Thangka Paintings. And the size mentioned here is excluding the Thangka border.
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