Āryāvalokiteśvara

is a form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (also known as Guanyin) worshipped in Buddhism. She is one of the six forms of Guanyin. 

Among the forms she is considered the root of the other forms.D., Orzech, Charles (2011). Esoteric buddhism and the tantras in East Asia, p. 215. Brill. . OCLC 716806704. 
 Kasuga shrine equivalents 
The gods at Kasuga Shrine have Buddhist forms. Āryāvalokiteśvara matches Ame-no-OshikumoneAllan G. Grapard The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History, University of California press  the ancestor god of the Nakatomi clan.*   * 中村英重「中臣氏と家門」（所収:吉村武彦 編『律令制国家と古代社会の詳細』（塙書房、2005年（平成17年）） ） Shibata, Joue. Saitama Sōsho. (1929) Volume 1: Chichibu Shi, p 111, Chichibu hikomikoto o keizu 『埼玉叢書. 第1巻』内『秩父志』内111頁「秩父彦命御系図」. Sanmeisha 

However there is an internal disagreement in traditions. The temple Ichijo-in considers him to be Āryāvalokiteśvara, but Daigo-in identifies him with Manjushri instead.

Wakamiya Shrine, a subshrine of kasuga-taisha is dedicated to the fifth new member Ame-no-Oshikumone.https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001559851.pdf

Shrine Hall  Shinto Deity  Buddhist Deity (Daijo-in)  Buddhist Deity (Ichijo-in) First Hall  Takemikazuchi  Shakyamuni  Amoghapashahttps://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/1808/17426/1/Fowler.pdf Second Hall  Futsunushi  Bhaisajyaguru Third Hall  Ame-no-Koyane  Kṣitigarbha Fourth Hall  Himegami  Ekādaśamukha Wakamiya Shrine  Ame-no-Oshikumone  Manjushri  Āryāvalokiteśvara

Related pages
 Kasuga-no-Kami
 Manjushri

References

Other websites
 Prayer for Āryāvalokiteśvara 

Category:Guanyin