This sculpture comes from East Java, Indonesia where remnants of the old Hindu kingdom can still be found in some villages. This sculpture is an example of that.

Why does this sculpture have so many heads and arms? This sculpture shows a bodhisattva, who is a person who has almost attained the enlightenment that the Buddha achieved. Unlike the like the Buddha, a bodhisattva has put off his or her final enlightenment to help the rest of us humans. Because we need so much help, this bodhisattva has eleven heads and eight arms.

This bodhisattva is Avalokiteshvara who is beloved by Buddhists everywhere. This bodhisattva is considered to be the most compassionate of them all. What is compassion? It is understanding others’ pain, hunger, and fear and the desiring to help others overcome their suffering. Compassion is a value that is important to Buddhists and indeed to most people.

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