[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 Here the supreme Buddhist saviour Avalokitesvara raises his hand in a gesture of reassurance and protection to his devotees. The gesture underscores the role of the bodhisattva, as the supreme expression of the Mahayana Buddhist concept of the compassionate saviour. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 900–1000 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-26-1987](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-26-1987) · Pramāṇa