Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara
Avalokiteshvara, one of the most important bodhisattvas in Buddhism, was popularly known as the “perceiver of the world’s cries.” Bodhisattvas, meaning literally “enlightened beings,” were devoted, out of a deep sense of compassion, to aiding other sentient beings in their quest for enlightenment, e...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Yale University
2013
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Conversations
Année: 2014 |
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Buddhism
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Résumé: | Avalokiteshvara, one of the most important bodhisattvas in Buddhism, was popularly known as the “perceiver of the world’s cries.” Bodhisattvas, meaning literally “enlightened beings,” were devoted, out of a deep sense of compassion, to aiding other sentient beings in their quest for enlightenment, even to the point of postponing their own entry into nirvana. |
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ISSN: | 2475-241X |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.32 |