Buddhist (Mahayana/Vajrayana)
Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig
In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva of infinite compassion who hears the cries of the world; in Tibet the Dalai Lama is understood as an incarnation of Chenrezig, and in China the figure transformed into the female Guanyin.
Citation
Leidy, Denise Patry. "The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning." Shambhala, 2008.
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