The First Encounter
Meeting Avalokiteshvara for the first time
Reading time: About 6 minutes.
Before I bought a book on Bodhisattvas,
before I encountered Manjushri’s compelling androgynous form holding a flaming sword aloft,
before I learned of the dakini and dharmapalas, the wrathful wisdom of Ekajati and the protection of Mahakala,
before I was introduced to Amitabha, Vairocana, Akshobya, Amogasiddhi and Ratnasam…