China: Four manifestations of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara above Samantabhadra and Manjusri, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, 864 CE.

Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: 'Lord who looks down') is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the most widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism. The Chinese name for Avalokitasvara is Guānshyīn (Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy), and is generally represented as female. Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom (Sanskrit. prajñā) in Mahāyāna Buddhism.

Samantabhadra (Sanskrit: 'Universal Worthy'), is a Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associated with Buddhist practice and meditation. Together with Shakyamuni Buddha and fellow bodhisattva Manjusri he forms the Shakyamuni trinity in Buddhism.

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