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those eyes in each of the palms of the hands are eyes of one
thousand Buddhas who will appear in this fortunate aeon. After that
Avilokiteshvara appeared in many different forms in order to
tame the suffering sentient beings and he successfully
accomplished many events.
The image of 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara in stones is rare in
Kathmandu valley. The bronze images can be seen here and there.
Basically, a system of fasting ceremony nyune from Tibet came to
Kathmandu too, through Tibetan Buddhist masters. In this fasting
ceremony, the practice or sadhana is usually devoted to this
form of Avalokiteshvara.
Thousand armed Avalokiteshvara form of image can be found in
China too. A giant image of thousand armed Avalokiteshvara (360
cms) is installed in the Maitriya temple in Tainan. It was
carved out of wood and has aesthetical value. |
