Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara Selected Masterworks
A page of Selected Masterworks depicting the form of Avalokiteshvara known as Chaturbhuja has been added to the site.
Avalokiteshvara is commonly referred to as the patron bodhisattva of Tibet. He is practiced by all traditions of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism. There are numerous New (Sarma) lineages and forms of practice which span all four Tantric Classifications. In the Nyingma Tradition there are uncounted numbers of Kama and Terma (treasure) traditions of Avalokiteshvara. Amongst all of the different forms of Avalokiteshvara the four armed form of the deity is the most commonly depicted.