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In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (meaning "the lord who looks down", [1] IPA: / ˌ ʌ v əl oʊ k ɪ ˈ t eɪ ʃ v ər ə / [2]), also known as Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") and Chenrezig (in Tibetan), is a tenth-level bodhisattva associated with great compassion (mahakaruṇā).
In concert and recordings, she performs the sung version of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara Heart dhāraṇī Sutra, in Sanskrit, but entitled Namo Ratna Great Compassion Mantra. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Imee Ooi is a Malaysian-Chinese singer, who has recorded the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara Heart dhāraṇī Sutra in Sanskrit, but entitled Arya Ekadasa ...
The literal meaning in English has been expressed as "praise to the jewel in the lotus", [4] or as a declarative aspiration, possibly meaning "I in the jewel-lotus". [5] Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ) and mani for "jewel", as in a type of spiritual "jewel" widely referred to in Buddhism. [ 6 ]
The Sutra also states that "it is easier to count all the leaves of every tree of every forest and all the grains of sand in the universe than to count the blessings and power of Avalokiteshvara". This version of Guanyin with a thousand arms depicting the power of all gods also shows various buddhas in the crown depicting the wisdom of all buddhas.
Namo ratna-trayāya [a] Nama Āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahāsattvāya mahākāruṇikāya tadyathā Oṃ cakravarti cintāmaṇi mahāpadme ru ru tiṣṭhat jvala ākarṣāya hūṃ phaṭ svāhā Oṃ padma cintāmaṇi jvala hūṃ Oṃ varada padme hūṃ: 南謨佛馱耶 南謨達摩耶 南謨僧伽耶
namo An exclamation showing reverence; devotion. Often placed in front of the name of an object of veneration, e.g., a Buddha's name or a sutra (Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō), to express devotion to it. Defined in Sino-Japanese as 帰命 kimyō: to base one's life upon, to devote (or submit) one's life to Derivatives: Namo Amitabha; Pāli: namo
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a bodhisattva mahāsattva who represents the power of wisdom. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength". Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism, along with Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, Ākāśagarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Maitreya and Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.
Avalokiteshvara's mantra ... In Sanskrit "a" is a prefix which changes the meaning of a word ... Namo bhagavate Bhaishajya-guru vaidurya-praba-rajaya tathagataya ...