Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara (5ft) He is also regarded as

He is also regarded as the emanation of different beings in different cases

and a vase

At his birth it was prophesied that he would either become a great king or the Buddha of this age

and equanimity

Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara (5ft) He is also regarded asAvalokiteshvara is the embodiment of the compassion of all beings both the enlightened and those striving for enlightenment. Compassion is fundamental to developing bodhicitta, or the awakening mind, which is the foundation of the Mahayana vehicle, and so Avalokiteshvara is often regarded as the most important deity in the Mahayana pantheon. The Dalai Lama is thought to be an earthly manifestation of Avalokiteshvara. Two forms of Avalokiteshvara are