Compassion
Avalokiteshvara is one of Buddhism’s central bodhisattvas of compassion.
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara — Entry Collection | ES-WD-TA-01
$113.69
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$113.69
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Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara — Entry Collection | ES-WD-TA-01
$113.69
Sale price
$113.69
Regular price
$71.06
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-WD-TA-01
An ES Collection Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara · ES-WD-TA-01
An ES Collection Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
Machine-moulded, hand-painted, then included in a large prayer ceremony.
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara is an expansive form of the bodhisattva of compassion. Tibetan traditions commonly represent this form with eleven faces and one thousand hands. The multiplication of heads, arms and eyes expresses compassion imagined as able to see suffering in many directions and respond through countless forms of activity.
Eleven faces
Extend the figure’s all-seeing visual presence.
One thousand arms
Represent an extraordinary capacity to respond.
Eyes in the palms
In many descriptions, reinforce the union of seeing and compassionate action.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara in context
The eleven-faced, thousand-armed form transforms the idea of compassion into a monumental visual system. Rather than being decorative excess, the multiplication is meaningful: it makes visible the aspiration to perceive suffering widely and to respond without being limited to a single pair of hands.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
How this piece was completed
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
Specific to this object
- SKU
- ES-WD-TA-01
- Collection
- ES-WD
- Figure
- Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
- Technique
- Machine-moulded base; hand-painted finish; included in a large-scale prayer ceremony
CARE
Keep dry. Handle gently.
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-WD-TA-01
An ES Collection Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara · ES-WD-TA-01
An ES Collection Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
Machine-moulded, hand-painted, then included in a large prayer ceremony.
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara is an expansive form of the bodhisattva of compassion. Tibetan traditions commonly represent this form with eleven faces and one thousand hands. The multiplication of heads, arms and eyes expresses compassion imagined as able to see suffering in many directions and respond through countless forms of activity.
Compassion
Avalokiteshvara is one of Buddhism’s central bodhisattvas of compassion.
Eleven faces
Extend the figure’s all-seeing visual presence.
One thousand arms
Represent an extraordinary capacity to respond.
Eyes in the palms
In many descriptions, reinforce the union of seeing and compassionate action.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara in context
The eleven-faced, thousand-armed form transforms the idea of compassion into a monumental visual system. Rather than being decorative excess, the multiplication is meaningful: it makes visible the aspiration to perceive suffering widely and to respond without being limited to a single pair of hands.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
How this piece was completed
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
Specific to this object
- SKU
- ES-WD-TA-01
- Collection
- ES-WD
- Figure
- Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
- Technique
- Machine-moulded base; hand-painted finish; included in a large-scale prayer ceremony
CARE
Keep dry. Handle gently.
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.