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The Five-Deity Avalokiteśvara and Wish-Fulfilling Gem according to the Kadam tradition of Atiśa.


Avalokiteshvara is red in color. His first two hands hold a red lotus stem and open it. His second two hands hold a rosary and a gandha. A deer skin covers his left breast. He is adorned with all ornaments and sits with legs in vajra posture. Around him are Vajra Lasso holding a lasso and a jewel, Vajraratnī holds a jewel and a bell, Ekajaṭī holds a lotus and a rosary, and Bhṛkuṭī holds a crossed vajra and a gandha. All four are red in color, adorned with all kinds of jewelry, and seated in vajra posture. The noble Avalokiteshvara taught it to the peerless Atisha, who taught it to Gonpawa, who spread it in Tibet, and it is a special deity of compassion that increases power or magnetizes if one serves it.