Over time, these deities became considered to be the various forms or incarnations of AvalokiteЕ›vara, who was described in texts such as the Lotus Sutra as manifesting himself in different forms according to the needs of different individuals the dhДЃraб№‡Д« thus came to be considered as addressed to AvalokiteЕ›vara as NД«lakaб№‡б№ha, now understood to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva. Hayagriva, Cundi) into the Buddhist pantheon by reciting their dhДЃraб№‡Д«s. The dhДЃraб№‡Д« is thought to have originally been a recitation of names and attributes of Harihara (a composite form of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva NД«lakaб№‡б№ha 'the blue-necked one' is a title of Shiva) said to have been recited by AvalokiteЕ›vara, who was sometimes portrayed as introducing popular non-Buddhist deities (e.g. The NД«lakaб№‡б№ha DhДЃraб№‡Д«, also known as the MahДЃkaruб№‡ДЃ(-citta) DhДЃraб№‡Д«, MahДЃkaruб№‡ika DhДЃraб№‡Д« or Great Compassion DhДЃraб№‡Д«, (or Mantra) ( Chinese: е¤§ж‚Іе’’ DГ bД“i zhГІu Japanese: е¤§ж‚Іеїѓй™Ђзѕ…е°ј Daihishin darani or е¤§ж‚Іе‘Є Daihi shu Vietnamese: ChГє Д‘бєЎi bi or ДђбєЎi bi tГўm Д‘Г la ni Korean: м‹ л¬мћҐкµ¬лЊЂл‹¤лќјл‹€ ( Hanja: зҐће¦™з« еЏҐе¤§й™Ђзѕ…е°ј) Sinmyo janggu daedarani), is a Most Popular Mahayana Buddhist dhДЃraб№‡Д« associated with the bodhisattva AvalokiteЕ›vara. The NД«lakaб№‡б№ha DhДЃraб№‡Д« engraved on a stele.Temple Fo Ding Shan Chao Sheng in Sanyi Township, Taiwan.

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