Category: Bodhisativa
Common name: Avalokitesvara
Other name: Noble Avalokiteśvara
Japanese name: Syoukannon Bosatsu
Japanese name in Kanji: 聖観音菩薩
Sanskrit/Hindi name: Āryāvalokiteśvara
Description: Avalokiteshvara is said to appear in various forms, but Aryavalokitesvara is the original, normal form of the Bodhisattva. It is common for the deity to hold a lotus in his left hand, but this is not always the case.