Chenrezig
The Tibetan Avalokiteshvara
Overview
Chenrezig (chenrezig) is the Tibetan name for Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion.
Key Facts
- Religion: Buddhism
- Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara
- Type: Bodhisattva of compassion
- Key Centers: Tibet, Sikkim
Significance
- Primary deity of Tibet
- 108 forms
Source: Buddhist texts
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Maṇi Padme Hūṃ
- Sacred flowers
- white lotusred lotus
- Offerings
- water, flowers, incense, lamp, perfume, food, music (saptāṅga)
- Weapons / emblems
- lotusrosaryvase
- Sacred colours
- whiteredgold
- Sacred numbers
- 61000
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtrasutra
- Heart Sūtrasutra
- Mahā Karuṇā Dhāraṇīstotra
