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**UMATURLIN** · 04-02-2011, 02:03 PM

But what is suggested is that Avalokiteshvara is not a celestial being here, not a deity, but is very accomplished follower of the Buddha.

In my book "Essence of the Heart Sutra" HH Dalai Lama says :

"Here the specific bodhisattva mentioned is Avalokiteshvara known in Tibetan as Chenrezi. The meaning of the name Chenrezi indicates a bodhisattva who, out of great compassion,never shifts his attention away from sentient beings, always gazing at them with a sense of deep concern. He is also called Loketeshvara which literally means "the accomplished master of the world". In the context of the Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara appears in the form of a bodhisattva on the 10th bodhisattva level "

All very confusing of course, because Chenrezi is also a popular yidam in Tibetan Buddhism (with the mantra OM MANI PADME HUNG) and :

Avalokiteshvara is the earthly manifestation of the self born, eternal Buddha, Amitabha. He guards this world in the interval between the historical Sakyamuni Buddha, and the next Buddha of the Future Maitreya.

According to legend, Chenrezig made a a vow that he would not rest until he had liberated all the beings in all the realms of suffering. After working diligently at this task for a very long time, he looked out and realized the immense number of miserable beings yet to be saved. Seeing this, he became despondent and his head split into thousands of pieces. Amitabha Buddha put the pieces back together as a body with very many arms and many heads, so that Chenrezig could work with myriad beings all at the same time. Sometimes Chenrezig is visualized with eleven heads, and a thousand arms fanned out around him.

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http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/chen-re-zig.htm

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04-02-2011, 02:03 PM	#30
UMATURLIN Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	But what is suggested is that Avalokiteshvara is not a celestial being here, not a deity, but is very accomplished follower of the Buddha. In my book "Essence of the Heart Sutra" HH Dalai Lama says : "Here the specific bodhisattva mentioned is Avalokiteshvara known in Tibetan as Chenrezi. The meaning of the name Chenrezi indicates a bodhisattva who, out of great compassion,never shifts his attention away from sentient beings, always gazing at them with a sense of deep concern. He is also called Loketeshvara which literally means "the accomplished master of the world". In the context of the Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara appears in the form of a bodhisattva on the 10th bodhisattva level " All very confusing of course, because Chenrezi is also a popular yidam in Tibetan Buddhism (with the mantra OM MANI PADME HUNG) and : Avalokiteshvara is the earthly manifestation of the self born, eternal Buddha, Amitabha. He guards this world in the interval between the historical Sakyamuni Buddha, and the next Buddha of the Future Maitreya. According to legend, Chenrezig made a a vow that he would not rest until he had liberated all the beings in all the realms of suffering. After working diligently at this task for a very long time, he looked out and realized the immense number of miserable beings yet to be saved. Seeing this, he became despondent and his head split into thousands of pieces. Amitabha Buddha put the pieces back together as a body with very many arms and many heads, so that Chenrezig could work with myriad beings all at the same time. Sometimes Chenrezig is visualized with eleven heads, and a thousand arms fanned out around him. . http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/chen-re-zig.htm .
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