千(qian)手觀(guan)音為觀(guan)音部果德之尊。“千”為無量及(ji)圓滿之義，以(yi)“千手(shou)”表示(shi)大慈悲的無量廣大，以(yi)“千眼(yan)”代表智慧的圓滿無礙。根(gen)據《陀羅(luo)尼經》云：千手(shou)千眼(yan)觀世音能利益安樂(le)一切眾生，隨眾生之機，相應五(wu)部(bu)五(wu)種法(fa)，而滿足一切愿(yuan)求

千(qian)手觀音”全稱“千手千眼觀世音菩(pu)薩”，又(you)稱“千眼千臂觀世音菩(pu)薩”，是佛教六觀音之一(yi)。

原生地：邢臺南和(he)(he)縣瓦礫崗和(he)(he)白雀(que)庵,影響：由(you)此引發了國人對(dui)中國的女性觀(guan)(guan)音菩(pu)薩的崇拜, 據佛(fo)教典籍記(ji)載，千(qian)手(shou)(shou)觀(guan)(guan)音菩(pu)薩的千(qian)手(shou)(shou)表示遍(bian)(bian)護眾生，千(qian)眼則表示遍(bian)(bian)觀(guan)(guan)世間。唐代以后，千(qian)手(shou)(shou)觀(guan)(guan)音像(xiang)在(zai)中國許多寺(si)院(yuan)中漸(jian)漸(jian)作(zuo)為主像(xiang)被供(gong)奉。

千手(shou)千眼(yan)觀音的造(zao)像有兩種，一種是真塑造(zao)1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每個手(shou)(shou)(shou)掌心(xin)中(zhong)一(yi)只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)眼，千手(shou)(shou)(shou)的排(pai)列猶如孔雀開屏似的排(pai)在觀音身后(hou)(hou)。另(ling)一(yi)種是以42只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代表千手(shou)(shou)(shou)，除(chu)中(zhong)央兩(liang)只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)合掌外，左右各有 20只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代表25只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，象(xiang)征1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，手(shou)(shou)(shou)上各有眼睛，分別執各種法器。這張澳門(men)印制的郵票就(jiu)是后(hou)(hou)一(yi)種造像的演變