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# Guanyin of Eleven Heads
- URL: https://www.jamesreeves.co/guanyin-of-eleven-heads/
- Published: 2024-10-22T12:02:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-15T02:00:11.000Z
- Description: The bodhisattva was so overwhelmed by the suffering in the universe that the deity’s head split into eleven pieces.
- Author: James A. Reeves
- Tags: Art, Notebook

The [bodhisattva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara?ref=jamesreeves.co#:~:text=One%20prominent%20Buddhist%20story%20tells,head%20splits%20into%20eleven%20pieces.) was so overwhelmed by the suffering in the universe that the deity’s head split into eleven pieces. But then, seeing the deity's plight, the buddha gives Guanyin eleven heads to better hear the cries of those who suffer—and a thousand arms to help them.