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观音菩萨(Avalokiteshvara)

观世音菩萨(梵文：अवलोकितेश्वर，Avalokiteśvara), 两种最通用的译法是：观世音菩萨，观自在菩萨。观世音是鸠摩罗什旧译，玄奘新译为观自在，这是同一梵语的不同传译。中国每略称为观音。唐朝玄奘法师翻译的《心经》，开头便提到了：观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄。观世音菩萨是佛教中慈悲和智慧的象征，无论在大乘佛教还是在民间信仰，都具有极其重要的地位。以观世音菩萨为主导的大慈悲精神，被视为大乘佛教的根本。佛经上说，观世音是过去的正法明如来所现化，他在无量国土中，以菩萨之身到处寻声救苦。观世音与阿弥陀佛有着特殊的关系, 是西方三圣中的一尊，是继承阿弥陀佛位的菩萨。

外文描述

Made famous in the Sutras as a bodhisattva, an aspirant to enlightenment, in the Vajrayana (金刚乘) system of Northern Buddhism - in the Tantra texts (密宗经典)- he is acknowledged as a fully enlightened Buddha manifesting in a vast array of meditational forms for the benefit of all living beings. The most common Sanskrit names for the deity in general and those found in Vajrayana Buddhism are Lokeshvara, Avalokita, Avalokiteshvara, Lokanata and Mahakarunika. After that there are scores of names for specific forms of Lokeshvara - peaceful, wrathful and in-between. The Sanskrit word 'arya' meaning 'noble' or 'noble one' is often used at the beginning of the name for each of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas as well as notables such as Tara.