Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara but also round or square

but also round or square

The lotus grows out of mud but unfolds into a beautiful flower

Yangchenma (Saraswati) is Brahma’s consort and the goddess of wealth and knowledge

happier and more favourable realms – and animals

Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara but also round or squareAvalokiteshvara is the personification of all the compassion experienced by beings, both enlightened and those striving for enlightenment. According to Buddhist mythology, this particular form of Avalokiteshvara emanated when a more primordial form the four armed Avalokiteshvara swore a pledge that he would dedicate his entire existence to guiding beings from the paths of delusion. So intense was his motivation that he wished for his head to split