With a thousand arms, officially called "Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon," this powerful Kannon saves all people with its thousand arms and thousand eyes.
In Buddhism, the number "thousand" refers to countless, limitless infinity, and represents the infinite means by which Kannon saves people.
The basic style of the Thousand-Armed Kannon that you often see is two hands clasped together in the center and 40 hands extending from the sides, for a total of 42.
This is because it was believed that with one hand, it could save 25 worlds, and with 40 hands, it could save a thousand worlds.
With a thousand arms, officially called "Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon," this powerful Kannon saves all people with its thousand arms and thousand eyes.
In Buddhism, the number "thousand" refers to countless, limitless infinity, and represents the infinite means by which Kannon saves people.
The basic style of the Thousand-Armed Kannon that you often see is two hands clasped together in the center and 40 hands extending from the sides, for a total of 42.
This is because it was believed that with one hand, it could save 25 worlds, and with 40 hands, it could save a thousand worlds.