Bodhisattva
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In Buddhist thought, a bodhisattva (中文: 菩薩 pú sà) is a being who has not attained enlightenment, and may refrain from nirvana in the hopes of aiding others to reach it. Conventionally, the term is applied to hypothetical beings with a high degree of enlightenment and power.
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[edit] Avalokiteshvara
also: Lokeshvara, Guanyin (Guanshiyin, Kuan Yin), Kannon, Sho Kannon, Kanzeon, Kanjizai (Kozeo) Padmapani, Spyan ras gzigs (Chenrezi, Chen rezig)
 Padmapani, Nepal, ca 1950 |
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 Kannon in Aomori, Japan |
 Guanyin (Pingyao) |
 An image of a bodhisattva, most likely Kuan Yin, taken at China's Mt. Jiuhua |
 Kuan Yin as sea goddess (Chinese style) |
 Guanyin (Putuoshan) |
 Lokeshvara, Cambodge |
 Lokeshvara, Cambodge |
[edit] Maitreya
also: Metteyya, 弥勒佛 (Mi Le Fo), 布袋 (Hotei), 未来仏 (Miroku)
 Buddha Maitreya, Leshan |
 This gold statue shows the laughing Buddha to come in the form of Hotai |
 Maitreya, art of Mathura, 2nd century CE. |
 Maitreya carving in Feilai Feng Caves (Hangzhou, China) |
 Maitreya and disciples carving in Feilai Feng Caves (Hangzhou, China) |
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A porcelain Hotei statue, representing Maitreya Bodhisattva |
[edit] Samantabhadra
also: 普賢菩薩 (Fugen), 普贤菩萨 (Pǔxián)
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[edit] Other bodhisattvas
 A limestone carving of a bodhisattva, dating from the Northern Qi Dynasty of China (6th century CE) |
 Prajnaparamita, Java, Indonesia |
 Prajnaparamita, India (ca. 1080) |
 Vajrapani |
 Statues of Jizo, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
 Manjushri at Senkoji in Onomichi, Japan |
