"The Pagoda" a Hannover Travel Page by nepalgoods

The Pagoda is specially proud of this new statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who embodies compassion, sees and reaches out in all directions to assist those in need. In Tibet, he is called Chenresi. His eleven heads, which can be interpreted as corresponding to the eleven points of a mandala (its center, four cardinal points, four intermediate points, nadir, and zenith), are arranged in five registers. The lowest, displaying peaceful countenances, is surmounted by three levels of wrathful forms; the peaceful Buddha Amitabha is at the top. Each head represents an aspect of the compassionate deity, even the wrathful forms, which reflect Avalokiteshvara's ability to meet ferocious powers with comparable strength, although his heart remains full of compassion. His arms, intended to represent the auspicious number one thousand, stretch around him like a wide halo, each bearing an eye to symbolize his unhindered capacity to see. The outstretched hands poignantly suggest an immediate association between the deity's perception of his devotees' needs and his willingness to extend himself to relieve their suffering.

During Buddhist Holidays come a lot of Vietnamese and Chinese People to worship in the Pagoda. Then the smoke of insence sticks is thick in the Main Hall