or female, Avalokiteśvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism , as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism .  The Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara is Guānshìyīn Púsà ( 觀世音菩薩 ), which is a translation of the earlier name "Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva." This bodhisattva is variably depicted as