Compassion is not true compassion unless it is active. Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, is often represented in Tibetan iconography as having a thousand eyes that see the pain in all corners of the universe, and a thousand arms to reach out to all corners of the universe to extend his help.
ilg would LOVE to know if any of my stalwart students can positively ID any of the other Deities pictured in this image?
ilg would LOVE to know if any of my stalwart students can tell ilg whom is the current incarnation of Avalokiteshvara?
dear Coach Ilg,
upper left corner: Green Tara
upper right corner: White Tara
thank you! konryu