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Thangka Chenrezig

Chenrezig is a form of Avalokiteshvara . Chenrezig is also known as the Buddha of Compassion or 4 armed Avalokiteshvara. Of all the deities in Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Chenrezig, is one of the most famous. He is the Lord endowed with full lighting, which refrains from entering the blissful state of nirvana to stay down here and save the creatures of the earth. This devotion to the salvation of others emphasizes the profound compassion this bodhisattva represents. In the pantheon Tibetan Buddhist enlightened beings, Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara, is recognized as the incarnation of the compassion of all Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Avalokiteshvara, Chenrezig , is visualized in many forms, with different numbers of faces and arms, and different colors and ornaments. The radiant white Buddha form representing purity and power of the spirit of loving kindness informed and compassion is shown above and on top of this page. He is seated on a lotus and the flat disk of the moon, with another moon disk behind him, reflecting his total purity. Two of his four arms are joined in the prayer position holding the wish fulfill GEM. In his left hand he holds a lotus flower and other in his right hand, a crystal mala (beads), which he uses to count the repetitions of his mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus, which liberates all beings from suffering. He wears the silks and ornaments of a Bodhisattva, representing all his special qualities, and the soft skin of a antelope over his shoulder, a symbol of his liberty against violence. He smiles with deep understanding, love and compassion that his eyes look all beings. The four arms and four hands signify compassion immeasurable goodness immeasurable, immense, immeasurable joy, and immeasurable equanimity.

Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Boundless Compassion, is the very embodiment and realization of the four immeasurable. The four immeasurable vehicles through which Chenrezig benefits beings. "The first two, the inside arm, clasped hands are the heart, holding a blue sky, and you want to fill jewel. "This symbolizes that in whatever way Chenrezig manifests to benefit beings, the quality of Chenrezig's mind is never separated the pervasive primordial wisdom. In the right hand outside, Chenrezig is crystal beads and moving them the way we use a mala to counting mantras. This symbolizes that there is no moment when Chenrezig does not benefit beings. As the movement continues to count the beads, Chenrezig permanently help the sentient beings and turning the wheel of enlightened activity. In the left hand outside, Chenrezig holds a lotus flower. This symbolizes that benefiting sentient beings, Chenrezig manifests in forms all necessary measures in accordance with the mental capacities, circumstances and abilities of sentient beings. Chenrezig may appear in different areas, such as the hell realm or the realm of hungry ghosts. However Chenrezig may appear, it remains free of any stains samsaric different realms, the way a lotus flower growing in a swamp appears free from the stain of the mud. The left hand of Chenrezig, holding the flower, symbolizes that stainlessness. All the various features of this image have meaningful connections for the wonderful qualities of Chenrezig, and by focusing on these details we see the image of meditation, we can gradually awaken our own awareness of these same qualities in ourselves.

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