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Avalokitesvara
Cintamani is a wish-fulfilling jewel, held by Avalokiteshvara, one of the Bodhisattvas or representations of Buddha. In Mahayana Buddhism, Avalokitesvara or Avalokiteshvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ...
By reciting the Dharani of Cintamani, Buddhist tradition maintains that one attains the Wisdom of Buddha, able to understand the truth of the Buddha, and turn afflictions into Bodhi. It is said to allow one to see the Holy Retinue of Amitabha and assembly upon one's deathbed. Dharani Kūkai advanced a general theory of language based on his analysis of two forms of Buddhist ritual language: dharani (dhāra. ... Bodhi, the PÄli and Sanskrit word for awakening or enlightenment, is an abstract noun formed from the verbal root budh (awake, become aware, notice, know or understand), corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (PÄli) and bodhati or budhyate (Sanskrit). ... Amitabha Buddha and his two acolytes, Mahasthamaprapta and Avalokitesvara AmitÄbha is a celestial Buddha described in the scriptures of MahÄyÄna Buddhism. ...
One of the piece illustrated in by R. John in this Salon is a nice 17th century piece with the cintamani pattern on a blue ground.
The cintamani pattern or three leopard dot and tiger stripes, a well known decorative motif which appeared in Ottoman art from the 15th century onwards, was used in all the various branches of court art.
First, in the first large (about 10 feet by 24 feet) red ground rug with a version of the cintamani pattern, the wavy element is place vertically on the carpet and the three discs are placed along side it with one point of the three disc triangle pointing to the right.
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