[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara # Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara This figure represents the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist Lord of Compassion. He is seen here in his popular manifestation as Padmapani, the Lotus-holder. Padmapani is a Bodhisattva, an enlightened being who voluntarily postponed passing into nirvana so that he could help others to gain salvation. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1300–1399 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-239-1922](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-239-1922) · Pramāṇa