Buddhist Art Gallery: 108 Bodhisattvas [Photo gallery]
Lokeshvara (or Avalokiteshvara) is known for having various forms. A group of one hundred and eight Lokeshvaras is well-known in the Kathmandu Valley. The present collection of the drawings by a Nepalese painter is based upon the painting depicting the one hundred and eight Lokeshvaras which decorate the beams of the Macchendranath Temple (Jana Bahal), Kathmandu.
Nepalese (not proofread):
啶呧し啷嵿啷嬥い啷嵿い啶班ざ啶� 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ (啷оウ啷� 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ) 啷� 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ 啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶呧さ啶侧啶曕た啶む啶多啶掂ぐ啶曕ぞ 啶掂た啶た啶ㄠ啶� 啶班啶す啶班 啶灌啶ㄠ啶涏え啷� 啷� 啶む 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啶曕ぞ啶犩ぎ啶距ぁ啷屶 啶夃お啶む啶啶距ぎ啶� 啶掂た啶た啶ㄠ啶� 啶班啶啶� 啷оウ啷� 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ啶灌ぐ啷� 啶о啶班 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ 啶涏え啷� 啷� 啶す啶距 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啷佮い 啶椸ぐ啶苦啶曕ぞ 啶氞た啶む啶班す啶班 啶忇 啶啶班い啶苦し啷嵿啶苦い 啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶侧 啶曕げ啶距啶距ぐ啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班ぞ 啶曕啶班啶忇啶� 啶灌啶ㄠ 啶� 啶 啶氞た啶む啶班す啶班 啶曕ぞ啶犩ぎ啶距ぁ啷屶啶曕 啶膏啶む 啶啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠぞ啶� (啶溹え啶す啶距げ) 啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶曕 啶ㄠた啶︵ぞ啶侧す啶班啶ぞ 啶呧さ啶膏啶ムた啶� 啷оウ啷� 啶侧啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ啶灌ぐ啷� 啶氞た啶む啶班啷� 啶嗋ぇ啶距ぐ啶ぞ 啶曕啶班た啶忇啶� 啶灌啶ㄠ啷�
Translation (automated):
Ashottaratshat Lokeshwar (108 Lokeshwars)鈥擳here are various forms of Lokeshwar or Avalokiteshwar. Among them, 108 Lokeshwaras of various forms are very famous in Kathmandu Valley. The paintings presented here are painted by a renowned Nepali artist and these paintings are based on the 108 Lokeswaras paintings located in the Nidals of the Seto Machhindranath (Janbahal) Temple in Kathmandu.
Transcription:
A峁ａ弓ottara艣ata loke艣vara (108 loke艣vara)鈥攍oke艣vara athav膩 avalokite艣varak膩 vibhinna rupaharu hunchan . T墨 madhye k膩峁環am膩岣峚u峁� upatyak膩m膩 vibhinna rupak膩 108 loke艣varaharu dherai prasiddha chan. yah膩峁� prastuta gariek膩 citraharu eka prati峁ａ弓hita nep膩l墨 kal膩k膩radv膩r膩 kor墨ek膩 hun ra y墨 citraharu k膩峁環am膩岣峚u峁僰o seto macchindran膩tha (janabah膩la) mandirako nid膩laharum膩 avasthita 108 loke艣varaharu citrako 膩dh膩ram膩 koriek膩 hun.
ashtottarashata lokeshvara (108 lokeshvara)鈥攍okeshvara athava avalokiteshvaraka vibhinna rupaharu hunchan . ti madhye kathamadaum upatyakama vibhinna rupaka 108 lokeshvaraharu dherai prasiddha chan. yaham prastuta garieka citraharu eka pratishthita nepali kalakaradvara korieka hun ra yi citraharu kathamadaumko seto macchindranatha (janabahala) mandirako nidalaharuma avasthita 108 lokeshvaraharu citrako adharama korieka hun.
Gallery: 108 images
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