Thangka, akvarell på papper. Tibet, 1700-tal.
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Avbildande Avalokiteshvara som är känd som den "Allseende guden med tusen armar och elva huvuden". Hans tusen armar bildar en ring runt hans kropp, huvudarmarna håller bl.a. i en mala, en dharmachakra, en loutsgren samt långa livets vas. Han bär en lång dhoti med skärp och ornament. Runt honom svävar gudomar. . Motivets mått 44x60 cm. Mått med textilinramning 73x119 cm.
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Avalokitesvara has a number of Body parts and objects with symbolic meaning. Of his 11 heads, the central head one at the top belongs to Amitabha. He often has multiple arms, sometimes more than a thousand of them. The central pair of hands is in the cupped position representing respect. In one hand he hold a Lotus, symbolizing Enlightenment, In another he holds a bow and arrow, symbolizing a Bodhisattva’s ability to get at the Heart of the matter.
Avalokitesvara appears in 33 different manifestations and 108 forms, including the Goddess of mercy, popular with pregnant mothers and invoked by people in trouble. Simply repeating her name several times is considered enough to drive away Evil.