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AVALOKITESHVARA

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Overview

AVALOKITESHVARA (noun)
  The noun AVALOKITESHVARA has 1 sense:

1. a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and peopleplay

  Familiarity information: AVALOKITESHVARA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


AVALOKITESHVARA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Avalokiteshvara; Avalokitesvara

Instance hypernyms:

Boddhisatva; Bodhisattva (Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others)


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