Thirty-three forms of Avalokiteśvara

Thirty-three forms of Avalokiteśvara (C. sānshísān shēn 三十三身) are presented in the Guanyin jing chapter of the Lotus Sutra.

The thirty-three forms of Avalokiteśvara are:

1. a buddha 佛
2. a pratyekabuddha 辟支佛
3. a śrāvaka 聲聞
4. Mahābrahman 梵王
5. Indra 帝釋
6. Īśvaradeva 自在天
7. Mahêśvara 大自在天
8. a heavenly general 天大將軍
9. Vaiśravaṇa 毘沙門天
10. a king 小王
11. a rich man 長者
12. a householder 居士
13. a prime minister 宰官
14. a brahman 婆羅門
15. a bhikṣu 比丘
16. a bhikṣuṇī 比丘尼
17. an upāsaka 優婆塞
18. an upāsikā 優婆夷
19. a wife or daughter of#a rich man 長者婦女
20. a wife or daughter of#a householder 居士婦女
21. a wife or daughter of#a prime minister 宰官婦女
22. a wife or daughter of#a brahman 婆羅門婦女
23. a boy 童男
24. a girl 童女
25. a god 天
26. a nāga 龍
27. a yakṣa 夜叉
28. a gandharva 乾闥婆
29. an asura 阿修羅
30. a garuḍa 迦樓羅
31. a kiṃnara 緊那羅
32. a mahoraga 摩睺羅迦
33. a vajradhara 執金剛