* Chenrezig is a Bodhisattva (specifically the Bodhisattva of Compassion), that is, one who has already freed himself and who helps others to free themselves from suffering and ignorance. He represents the universal archetype of universal love, of mother, of nature … of generosity, of altruism. He is Tara and her different forms, Avalokiteshvara in the Sanskrit tradition, Guan Yin in China and Kannon in Japan and Korea. She is sometimes represented as having four arms, seated holding the chintámani jewel in two hands, and a lotus flower and a mala in the other two.