Padmapāṇi
Padmapāṇi (T. phyag na pad mo; C. Lianhua shou; J. Rengeshu; K. Yŏnhwasu 蓮華手).[1][2][3] Translated as, "He Who Holds a Lotus in His Hand," "Lotus-flower holder," etc. One of the common forms of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.[1]
The term Padmapāṇi is also an early name for Avalokiteśvara,[1] and it is commonly used as an epithet for Avalokiteśvara.[4]
Avalokiteśvara in the form of Padmapāṇi appears with one face and two arms, holding a the stem of a lotus flower (padma) in his left hand.[4] He is often depicted standing.[1][4]
There are numerous images of Padmapāṇi.[1] One of the most famous images of is found at Ajanta Caves in India.[1] The textual inspiration for the images of Padmapāṇi are the Mahayana sutras.[4]
The term Padmapāṇi is commonplace in modern Nepalese Buddhist terminology.[4] In the Nepali text One Hundred and Eight Forms of Avalokiteshvara, Padmapāṇi Lokeshvara is listed as number #104. This form has one face and two hands in a standing posture. The right hand is in a gesture of generosity (varadamudrā) and the left holds the stem of a lotus.[4]
References to Padmapāṇi in Tibetan Buddhist literature appear to be uncommon.[4] However, the Tibetan Tengyur includes a text named the The Padmapāṇi Dhāraṇī translated by Jetsün Drakpa Gyaltsen.[4][5]
Image gallery
Media related to Padmapani at Wikimedia Commons
Avalokiteshvara, Padmapani (Standing), Himalayan Art Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Padmapāṇi.
- ↑
蓮華手菩薩 Liánhuá shǒu Púsà, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
- ↑
ཕྱག་ན་པད་མོ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Avalokiteshvara, Padmapani Description, Himalayan Art Resources
- ↑
The Padmapāṇi Dhāraṇī, 84000 Collection
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University- Avalokiteshvara, Padmapani Description, Himalayan Art Resources
