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Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, Mount Jiuhua, Anhui province, China.
Nat Krause
Avalokiteshvara, bronze figure from Kurkihar, Bihar, 9th century; in Patna Museum,...
Courtesy of Patna Museum, Patna (Bihar); photograph, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Guanyin
Bodhisattva Guanyin, cast bronze with traces of gilding, Yunnan, China, 11th–12th...
Photograph by Katie Chao. Brooklyn Museum, New York, gift of the Asian Art Council, 1995.48
Kannon
Statue of Kannon.
© Videowokart/Shutterstock.com
Avalokitesvara
Avalokitesvara, the compassionate bodhisattva, shown as a compassionate figure with...
Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands
Avalokiteshvara
Seated Avalokiteshvara, gilt bronze sculpture from Nalanda Bihar, 8th century
P. Chandra
Guanyin
Guanyin, painted wood sculpture from China, Northern Song dynasty, c. 1025; in the...
Photograph by global-hawaii. Honolulu Academy of Arts, purchase, 1927 (2400)
Guanyin
Statue of Guanyin.
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Statue of Kannon, bodhisattva of compassion, Takasaki, Japan
Tsuneo Iwata/Bon
Kanzeon Bosatsu
Kanzeon Bosatsu, wood sculpture with gold leaf, 7th century, Asuka period.
Courtesy of the Horyu-ji, Nara
Guanyin and bodhisattvas
Guanyin and attendant bodhisattvas, detail of a painted mural, early 8th century,...
Chen Zhi'an/ChinaStock Photo Library
thang-ka
Thang-ka depicting the Buddha flanked by the bodhisattvas (buddhas-to-be) Chenrezig...
Tibetan Museum Society
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