There are 108 forms of Avalokiteshvara as depicted in Kanak Mahavihara of Kathmandu. This form of 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara is one of them. His body is white in color and has 1000 hands and 1000 eyes but still his original two hands and eyes are not included in it. He wears antilope skin on his shoulder symbolizing compassionate nature and wears all Bodhisattva ornaments. He has eleven heads out of which the eleventh being that of Buddha Amitabha. Out of 1000 arms, 38 arms are depicted with various symbols as given below:
Right Arms: 1.Jewel, 2.Noose, 3.Alms Bowl, 4.Khadga, 5.Vajra, 6.Suryakantmani, 7.Chandrakantmani, 8.Dhanu, 9.A Root Shoot of Willow, 10.Camara, 11.Kavaca, 12.Kalasha, 13.Parashu, 14.Akshamala, 15.Utpala, 16.Kamandalu, 17.Surya, 18.Pundarika, 19.Dhanyamanjari.
Left Arms: 1.Svetamegha, 2. Kamandalu, 3.Padma, 4.Khadga, 5.Sankha, 6.Kapala, 7.Akshamala, 8.Ghanta, 9.Vajra, 10.Amkush, 11.Danda, 12.Nirmita Buddha, 13.Devalaya, 14.Pustakapothi, 15.Chakra, 16.Buddha Pratima, 17.Phala, 18.Padmakeshara, 19.Ratna.
Right Arms: 1.Jewel, 2.Noose, 3.Alms Bowl, 4.Khadga, 5.Vajra, 6.Suryakantmani, 7.Chandrakantmani, 8.Dhanu, 9.A Root Shoot of Willow, 10.Camara, 11.Kavaca, 12.Kalasha, 13.Parashu, 14.Akshamala, 15.Utpala, 16.Kamandalu, 17.Surya, 18.Pundarika, 19.Dhanyamanjari.
Left Arms: 1.Svetamegha, 2. Kamandalu, 3.Padma, 4.Khadga, 5.Sankha, 6.Kapala, 7.Akshamala, 8.Ghanta, 9.Vajra, 10.Amkush, 11.Danda, 12.Nirmita Buddha, 13.Devalaya, 14.Pustakapothi, 15.Chakra, 16.Buddha Pratima, 17.Phala, 18.Padmakeshara, 19.Ratna.
Guide created: 01/16/08 (updated 01/22/08)

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