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The three Buddhist deities Vajrapāṇi, Mañjuśrī and Avalokiteśvara. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

Mandala with the eight-handed Uṣṇīṣavijayā as a Buddhist deity of long life. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

The deity Guanyin (Kuan Yin) seated on a lotus throne with eight arms, carrying a sword, axe, lantern, a swastika and two Chinese characters. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

A Chinese deity identified as Kuan Yin, seated in the lotus position on a jade throne, with ten arms, carrying weapons, a bell and round objects. Painting by a Chinese artist.

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Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity)

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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

The three Buddhist deities Vajrapāṇi, Mañjuśrī and Avalokiteśvara. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Mandala with the eight-handed Uṣṇīṣavijayā as a Buddhist deity of long life. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

The deity Guanyin (Kuan Yin) seated on a lotus throne with eight arms, carrying a sword, axe, lantern, a swastika and two Chinese characters. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.