Avalokiteśvara, “the lord who looks down”, embodies the compassion of all buddhas. In East Asia the bodhisattva became the beloved Guanyin, often depicted in female form; in Tibet, Chenrezig, whose mantra Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ is everywhere recited and of whom the Dalai Lama is regarded as an emanation.
Avalokiteśvara
The bodhisattva of compassion, who hears the cries of the world; Guanyin in China, Chenrezig in Tibet.
Also: Guanyin, Kannon, Chenrezig