- a [[person]]. - [[bodhisattva]] of [[compassion]]. - #pull [[avalokiteshvara]] - [[a va lo ki tas va ra]] (which I take to be [[7]] syllables]] is their original name, meaning one who perceives the sounds of sentient beings. - #mantra [[om mani padme hum]] - Avalokitasvara has [[33]] main manifestations (?). - One manifestation is [[padmapani]], the [[lotus bearer]]