The correct name is Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon Bodhisattva, and it has a thousand hands that perform all kinds of movements, and the thousand eyes in the palms of the hands work at the same time to exert its free power.
It is said to have one eye in each of the thousand palms.
It represents the vastness of Kannon's mercy and power, which seeks to save all living beings.
The forty palms, excluding the two palms that are clasped together in front of the chest, each save twenty-five worlds. (25 x 40 = 1000)
The twenty-five worlds refer to the three realms and twenty-five existences, and are based on the idea that there are twenty-five worlds from the heavenly realm to the earthly realm, with fourteen existences in the desire realm, four in the formless realm, and seven in the form realm.
In addition to the thirty-eight palms holding objects, the palms with "prayer hands" and "treasure bowl hands" are included, making a total of forty-two palms.
Mantra Onbazara Taramakiriku (Sowaka)
The correct name is Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon Bodhisattva, and it has a thousand hands that perform all kinds of movements, and the thousand eyes in the palms of the hands work at the same time to exert its free power.
It is said to have one eye in each of the thousand palms.
It represents the vastness of Kannon's mercy and power, which seeks to save all living beings.
The forty palms, excluding the two palms that are clasped together in front of the chest, each save twenty-five worlds. (25 x 40 = 1000)
The twenty-five worlds refer to the three realms and twenty-five existences, and are based on the idea that there are twenty-five worlds from the heavenly realm to the earthly realm, with fourteen existences in the desire realm, four in the formless realm, and seven in the form realm.
In addition to the thirty-eight palms holding objects, the palms with "prayer hands" and "treasure bowl hands" are included, making a total of forty-two palms.
Mantra Onbazara Taramakiriku (Sowaka)