tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post6190494875799053171..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Homage To Kwan-yinShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-12368972868573623142010-09-08T22:36:43.641-07:002010-09-08T22:36:43.641-07:00Thank you, as always.
In the Dhamma,Thank you, as always. <br /><br />In the Dhamma,Ken and Visakhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713910044241151429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-83145039887850579222010-09-08T02:37:11.328-07:002010-09-08T02:37:11.328-07:00Dear Ken and Visakha,if you look carefully you wil...Dear Ken and Visakha,if you look carefully you will notice that the palm of each of Avalokitesvara’s many arms has an eye, symbolizing the bodhisattva’s infinite ability to see the distress of beings and reach out and help. The objects help in all those hands likewise symbolize various things such as strength, joy, the bonds of friendship, the piercing quality of knowledge, etc. I’m not generally comfortable with ‘symbolism’,it gives too much scope for us to make everything mean what ‘I’ want it to mean. However, I would have to admit that the symbolism of the many-armed Avalokitesvara is both powerful and apt.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-70129604722767918552010-09-06T07:42:57.116-07:002010-09-06T07:42:57.116-07:00Quite lovely and evocative! How to reconcile it, h...Quite lovely and evocative! How to reconcile it, however, with the Kwan Yin images with their multiple arms, each holding an implement of expedient means -- an arrow, a noose, a lotus, a lance, a mirror, a thunderbolt?Ken and Visakhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713910044241151429noreply@blogger.com