Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara-Patron Deity for Those Born in the Year of the Rat

Rebgong Thangka (Hand-painted)-He is a bodhisattva who embodies the combined compassion and wisdom of all Buddhas. His four arms symbolize his boundless, skillful means to save sentient beings, rooted in the Four Immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. His pure white form represents that his compassion springs from the pristine wisdom of emptiness, which can fundamentally pacify the suffering and afflictions of beings. He is not only one who listens to the cries of the world but also its most potent and immediate savior—a compassionate guide leading all toward enlightenment.