Tibetan Buddhism

The Hundred and Eight Names of Avalokiteśvara [1]

Avalokiteśvarasya­nāmāṣṭaśatakam

Language
English
Period
Kangyur · 84000 translation
Tradition
Tibetan Buddhism
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This is one of two short texts with the same title, The Noble Hundred and Eight Names of Avalokiteśvara, each of which enumerates the hundred and eight “names” of Avalokiteśvara, which are more like descriptive epithets. The first part of the text describes his many excellent qualities. The second part of the text describes the benefits that result from praising Avalokiteśvara with these names.

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    84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha · CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 · Catherine Dalton

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