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)
Padmapani, Nepal, ca 1950
Guanyin (Pingyao)
An image of Avalokiteshvara, taken at China's Mt. Jiuhua
Kuan Yin as sea goddess (Chinese style)
Guanyin (Putuoshan)
Lokeshvara, Cambodge
Lokeshvara, Cambodge
Maitreya[edit]
also: Metteyya, 弥勒佛 (Mi Le Fo), 布袋 (Hotei), 未来仏 (Miroku)
Buddha Maitreya, Leshan
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)
Samantabhadra[edit]
also: 普賢菩薩 (Fugen), 普贤菩萨 (Pǔxián)
Other bodhisattvas[edit]
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
