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China: Avalokitesvara cave sculpture, Lingyun Shan (Towering Cloud Hill), Leshan, Sichuan Province
Avalokiteśvara ('Lord who looks down') is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokiteśvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism.
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