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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Pala style artwork, Srivijaya period (circa 14th century CE).
Currently housed at the National Museum in Bangkok, this bronze Bodhisattva statue, approximately 63 centimeters tall, was discovered by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab at Wat Phra Borom That Chaiya in Chaiya District, Surat Thani Province, during his visit to southern Thailand in 1905. He subsequently brought it to Bangkok.
In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara embodies compassion for all humanity, desiring to help them escape the cycle of rebirth before attaining Nirvana.
"As long as all sentient beings have not been freed from suffering and have not attained perfect enlightenment, the vow of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara has not been fulfilled."
Avalokitesvara
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