十一面观音(梵语:Ekādaśamukha Avalokiteśvara[1]),又称十一面菩萨、大光普照观音。是观世音菩萨的化身之一,是六观音之一。六观音即:圣观音(救拔饿鬼道)、千手观音(救拔地狱道)、马头观音(救拔畜生道)、十一面观音(救拔修罗道)、准提观音(救拔人道)、如意轮观音(救拔天道)。有十一个颜面,十一面之寓义,普遍说法表示“十地”,最顶一面,表示十地之上的阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。[2]
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此菩萨遍传中国、日本等地。其有十一面二臂或四臂的形象,真言宗认为此菩萨主要度脱六道中的阿修罗众生。真言为十一面观音陀罗尼(俗称藏密大悲咒)。[2]
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