Padmapani lokesvara

Boddhisattva Padmapani is a form of Avalokitesvara. He is popular in the Valley. Padmapani is white in colour. He is generally seen in standing position. He holds a lotus in his left hand, while his right is in supreme generosity (varada mudra). Padmapani wears an antelope skin over his left shoulder, and wears the ornaments typical of a Boddhisattva, signifying the enlightened experience. His hair is in a topknot, each tied hair strand depicts the enlightened ones, while the free hairs are symbolic of Padmapani's endless quest to achieve enlightenment for many aeons to come. He wears a crown which has an image of Amitabha Buddha. Sometimes Amitabha Buddha appears in the sky above the image of Padmapani Lokesvara.