Avalokiteshvara is the embodiment of the compassion of all beings – both the enlightened and those striving for enlightenment
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The multi-colored rays emanating from his golden skin signify the many ways by which he leads people to wisdom
Vijaya is a female Bodhisattva of longevity
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Eight Medicine Buddhas Avalokiteshvara is the embodiment ofIn the distant past, when the Medicine Buddha was a Bodhisattva, he is said to have taken twelve vows out of his great compassion. These vows included the task of awakening people's minds to Bodhichitta, providing beings with the materials necessary for living, leading them to wisdom and wholesome actions, as well as relieving people from deformities, illness, and other physical sufferings. After many lives of working to fulfill his vows, the