O lions amongst men, Buddhas past, present, and future, To as many of you as exist in the ten directions, I bow down with my body, speech, and mind…

When the immense compassion of all Buddhas is distilled, it takes on a very special form of the Bodhisattva Chenrezig or Avalokiteshvara. This Bodhisattva has a gentle and serene disposition on his face…