The generic name of the most popular bodhisattva is Avalokiteshvara, the “Merciful Lord Who Looks on Humanity Filled with Compassion”. He has many names and appearances. The number of heads he has varies from two to eleven, the numbers of arms from two to one thousand. In Nepal, 108 forms of Avalokiteshvara occur that are grouped under the name of Lokanatha or Lokeshvara (“Lord of the World”). Lokeshvara is more easily pronounced than Avalokiteshvara.The various form of Lokeshvara are Amalganations of other Buddhist divinities and Hindi deities.
Another common form of Avalokiteshvara is Padmapani. He has two arms and a lotus (Padma) in his hand (pani).In China and Japan, Avalokiteshvara appears in female form, as Kuanyin and Kannon, respectively. Kuanyin is often portrayed as a Chinese Madonna and Child. The reason for the female form is that from an Eastern Asian perspective, compassion and sympathy are none to martial characteristics and befit women more than man. Padmapani’s
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