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PADMAPANI

PADMAPANI. By Charles and Adam. PADMAPANI. Often known as Padmapani Lokeshvara Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion Padmapani - ‘Holder of the Lotus’ Manifestation of Avalokiteśvara – ‘The Lord Who Looks Down’. ATTRIBUTES.

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PADMAPANI

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  1. PADMAPANI By Charles and Adam

  2. PADMAPANI • Often known as Padmapani Lokeshvara • Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion • Padmapani - ‘Holder of the Lotus’ • Manifestation of Avalokiteśvara – ‘The Lord Who Looks Down’

  3. ATTRIBUTES • Padmapaniis a form of Avalokiteshvara and is generally seen standing at the right side of Buddha Amitabha in SukhavatiHeaven. • Padmapani is depicted red in colour and holds a lotus flower in his left hand. • Padmapani wears an antilope skin on the shoulders • Padmapani wears a crown and his hair is bound to form a top knot • Sometimes it is eclipsed by an image of AmitabhaBuddha • When there is no image of Amitabha Buddha in the crown of Padmapani, he is then white in colour

  4. GOAL To postpone his own Buddhahood until he has assisted every being on Earth in achieving Nirvāṇa.

  5. GENDER Most scholars say that until the time of the early Sung Dynasty (960-1126) the bodhisattva was portrayed in art as male. From the 12th century on, however, in much of Asia Avalokiteshvara took the form of a mother-goddess of mercy. Exactly how this happened is not clear.

  6. The Bodhisattva is not as far away as we think. It is actually present in everyday life, we just need to notice it. Zen teacher John Daido Loori said: "Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is the Hearer of the Cries of the World. And one of the characteristics of Avalokiteshvara is that she manifests herself in accord with the circumstances. So she always presents herself in a form that's appropriate to what's going on. In the streets, she manifests as a tramp. Tonight, in barrooms across the country, she'll manifest as a drunk. Or as a motorist on the highway, or as a fireman, or a physician. Always responding in accord with the circumstances, in a form appropriate to the circumstances. How is that?

  7. "Every time there's a stranded vehicle on the side of the road and a motorist stops to help, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva has manifested herself. Those characteristics of wisdom and compassion are the characteristics of all beings. All Buddhas. We all have that potential. It's just a matter of awakening it. You awaken it by realizing there's no separation between self and other." When we see and hear the suffering of others and respond to that suffering, we are the heads and arms of the bodhisattva.

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