20th C Sino-Tibetan Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara Distemper on Cloth

One translation of the name Avalokiteshvara is read, "the lord who looks upon the world with compassion." According to the "Lotus Sutra," the Historical Buddha offers, that if a suffering being hears the name of Avalokiteshvara and earnestly calls out, the Bodhisattva will hear them and relieve that being from his suffering.

Provenance
Tibetan Museum Society

Condition
Age appropriate wear including creasing and surface abrasion, as well as some pigment loss and discoloration.

Measurements
Approximately 28" height X 20" width