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Avalokiteshvara

Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर, 'Lord Who Looks Down with Compassion'; Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས, Chenrezig) is the Bodhisattva embodying the universal compassion of all Buddhas.

Origins and Canonical Sources

This term is rooted in canonical sutras and traditional commentaries of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, understood as a rigorous contemplative technology for mind training.

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