Deities

Maitreya, The Buddha of the Future
Chinese depiction: often referred to as the Laughing Buddha
(Japanese, Miroku; Chinese, Mi-lo Fwo; Tibetan, Byams-pa; Vietnamese, Di-lac; Korean, Mi-rug)

Bodhisattvas of Compassion

Avalokitesvara [Tibetan style]
(Japanese, Kannon, Kanzeon; Chinese, Kuan Yin, Guanshiyin; Tibetan, Spyan-ras-gzigs; Vietnamese, Quan-am)
  The Taras [Tibetan style]
(Japanese, Tarani Bosatsu; Chinese, Tuoluo; Tibetan, Sgrol-ma)

Manjusri [Tibetan style]
(Japanese, Monju Bosatsu; Chinese, Wenshu; Tibetan, Jam-dpal)
  Ksitigarbha [Chinese style]
(Japanese, Jizo Bosatsu; Chinese, Dizang; Tibetan, Sai-snying-po)








Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

 (The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara at Shuang-Lin Temple, Singapore) 


The Chinese Pantheon
Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism 
The Sravakas (Arhats) Tibetan

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