Bodhisattva
See also category: Jizo.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.
Avalokiteshvara[edit]
also: Lokeshvara, Guanyin (Guanshiyin, Kuan Yin), Kannon, Sho Kannon, Kanzeon, Kanjizai (Kozeo) Padmapani, Spyan ras gzigs (Chenrezi, Chen rezig)
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Padmapani, Nepal, ca 1950
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Guanyin (Pingyao)
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An image of a bodhisattva, most likely Kuan Yin, taken at China's Mt. Jiuhua
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Kuan Yin as sea goddess (Chinese style)
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Guanyin (Putuoshan)
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Lokeshvara, Cambodge
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Lokeshvara, Cambodge
Maitreya[edit]
also: Metteyya, 弥勒佛 (Mi Le Fo), 布袋 (Hotei), 未来仏 (Miroku)
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Buddha Maitreya, Leshan
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Maitreya, art of Mathura, 2nd century CE.
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Maitreya carving in Feilai Feng Caves (Hangzhou, China)
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Maitreya and disciples carving in Feilai Feng Caves (Hangzhou, China)
Samantabhadra[edit]
also: 普賢菩薩 (Fugen), 普贤菩萨 (Pǔxián)
B. R. Ambedkar[edit]
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Bodhisattva Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, India
Other bodhisattvas[edit]
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A limestone carving of a bodhisattva, dating from the Northern Qi Dynasty of China (6th century CE)
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Prajnaparamita, Java, Indonesia
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Prajnaparamita, India (ca. 1080)
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Vajrapani
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Statues of Jizo, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Manjushri at Senkoji in Onomichi, Japan
