Avalokiteshvara; 觀音菩薩 (間熱西); Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས (chenrezig); Wylie: spyan ras gzigs; Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara;
Avalokiteshvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all buddhas.
觀世音菩薩是十方諸佛大悲心的化現,而悲心是大乘佛教的珍寶—菩提心的重要基礎,當行者時常憶念菩提心與空正見,即能將自心的煩惱與業障逐步淨除,從而獲得喜悅與平靜,若能以此動機觀修觀世音菩薩本尊及持誦心咒,更能感得本尊攝受加持,植下投生極樂淨土的殊勝因。
Synonyms/Additional Terms 同義詞:
觀自在, 觀世音, 觀音, 間熱西, Avalokiteshvara, Guanyin, Chenrezig