Avalokiteśvara (2162)
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Entry 2162, Page 74, Col. 2 -
(avalokiteSvara, avalokiteSvara)
Avalokiteśvara¦ (on the name cf. Mironov, JRAS 1927.241 ff., suggesting that the original form was Avalo- kita-svara), n. of a celebrated Bodhisattva: first in lists of Bodhisattvas, SP 3.4; Mvy 645; cf. also Kv 1.2; lives on Mt. Potalaka Gv 208.8; subject of ch. 24 of SP (named 438.4 ff.), where he has the epithet Samantamukha, q.v.; other occurrences Śikṣ 286.7; Samādh p. 36 l. 1; Kv i.16; 8.19 etc.; Mmk 62.24 etc.; Sukh 52.4; 56.7--8; Sādh 42.10 etc.
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