1000 Armed Chenrezig
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CHENREZIG

a truly beautiful painting of Chenrezig. This painting is top quality, painted by a modern master in Nepal. Done according to the very concise iconographical stipulations of the Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhist tradition, the artist's use of color somehow adds a very soothing quality to this very important subject. We have put some additional detail shots beneath the main photo above. Its tough to capture the stunning detail in this painting. As usual we guarantee that if you like this painting in the photos shown here, you will absolutely love it in person, when you can see all the subtleties in their full splendor. By the way, the gold highlights are done with paint containing real gold.

Chenrezig is the bodhisattva of compassion. In fact, one could say that Avalokiteswara (Sanskrit for Chenrezig) is enlightened compassion personified. There is a rich oral and scriptural legacy, describing Chenrezig, his acts and deeds, and the sadhanas or spiritual practices that relate to him. Their Holinesses, the Karmapa and the Dalai Lama, as well as other esteemed personages from Tibetan religious history are considered emanations of one or another of the forms of Chenrezig. Chenrezig embodies the compassion of all the Buddhas - and that is an almost unfathomably profound statement. The fact that Chenrezig is the patron deity of Tibet says a lot about the very evolved aspirations of the nation and its people.

The Mantra of Chenrezig is the well known, "Om Mani Padme Hung". Repetition of this mantra has a vibrational effect, inducing compassion in the mind stream of beings. The practical applications of this practice and the visualization of Chenrezig have never been more apparent.