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Avaloketishvara

Avaloketishvara is the Hindi name of a bodhisattva in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism. In English it means "He Who Hears the Cries of the World." Avaloketishvara is also known in other parts of Asia as Kwan Yin.

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