Avalokiteśvara
Bodhisattva embodying compassion
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Summary
Avalokiteśvara is a Bodhisattva[1]. They ranks in the top 9% of bodhisattva entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,132 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sex or gender: non-binary[3]
- Part of: Buddhism[4]
- Commons category: Avalokiteśvara[5]
- Said to be the same as: Guan Yin[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Avalokiteśvara[7]
- Commons gallery: Guan Yin[8]
- Student of: Amitābha Buddha[9]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[10]
- Name in native language: अवलोकितेश्वर[11], 𑖀𑖪𑖩𑖺𑖎𑖰𑖝𑖸𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖨[12]
- Religious name: अवलोकितेश्वर[13], בודהיסטווה[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Buddhism[16], WikiProject Religion[17], WikiProject Tibet[18], WikiProject Japan[19], WikiProject Nepal[20], Japanese mythology task force[21]
Why It Matters
Avalokiteśvara has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] They is known by 149 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]