Avalokitesvara

Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the most worshipped deities in Buddhism. At the same time, he is variably depicted and described as either male or female.

Avalokiteshvara supremely exemplifies the bodhisattva’s resolve to postpone his own buddhahood until he has helped every sentient being on earth achieve liberation (moksha) from suffering (dukkha) and the process of death and rebirth (samsara).