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Four-Armed Avalokitesvara |
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Four-Armed Avalokitesvara
CHINA; Ming dynasty (1368–1644); Gilt copper alloy; H: 30 cm; Tibet Museum, Lhasa, Tibet, China
The four-armed form of Avalokitesvara usually depicts the Bodhisattva as the Six-Syllable Wisdom King, the embodiment of the Six-Syllable Mantra, om mani padme hum." The connection occurs for the first time in the Karandavyuha Sutra |