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| − | Western [[scholars]] have not reached a concensus on the origin of the reverence for [[Avalokiteśvara]]. Some have suggested that [[Avalokiteśvara]], along with many other [[supernatural]] [[beings]] in [[Buddhism]], was a borrowing or absorption by [[Mahayana Buddhism]] of one or more [[Hinduism]] [[Hindu]] [[deities]], in particular {{Wiki|Shiva}} and [[Vishnu]]. The appellation '[[Īśvara]]'', "[[lord]]", is sometimes used to refer to {{Wiki|Shiva}} and [[Vishnu]] as well as [[Avalokiteśvara]]. ''[[Avalokiteśvara]]'' itself is a [[Sanskrit]] [[word]], supporting a common origin in cultural [[Hinduism]]. Representations of these [[deities]] may have been inspirations for some of Avalokiteśvara's depictions in [[art]]. | + | |
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| + | [[Western]] [[scholars]] have not reached a concensus on the origin of the reverence for [[Avalokiteśvara]]. Some have suggested that [[Avalokiteśvara]], along with | ||
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| + | many other [[supernatural]] [[beings]] in [[Buddhism]], was a borrowing or [[absorption]] by [[Mahayana Buddhism]] of one or more [[Hinduism]] [[Hindu]] [[deities]], | ||
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| + | in particular {{Wiki|Shiva}} and [[Vishnu]]. The appellation '[[Īśvara]]'', "[[lord]]", is sometimes used to refer to {{Wiki|Shiva}} and [[Vishnu]] as well as | ||
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| + | [[Avalokiteśvara]]. ''[[Avalokiteśvara]]'' itself is a [[Sanskrit]] [[word]], supporting a common origin in {{Wiki|cultural}} [[Hinduism]]. {{Wiki|Representations}} of these | ||
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| + | [[deities]] may have been inspirations for some of [[Avalokiteśvara's]] depictions in [[art]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 24 November 2020
Western scholars have not reached a concensus on the origin of the reverence for Avalokiteśvara. Some have suggested that Avalokiteśvara, along with
many other supernatural beings in Buddhism, was a borrowing or absorption by Mahayana Buddhism of one or more Hinduism Hindu deities,
in particular Shiva and Vishnu. The appellation 'Īśvara, "lord", is sometimes used to refer to Shiva and Vishnu as well as
Avalokiteśvara. Avalokiteśvara itself is a Sanskrit word, supporting a common origin in cultural Hinduism. Representations of these
deities may have been inspirations for some of Avalokiteśvara's depictions in art.
