千(qian)手觀音為(wei)觀音部果德之尊。“千(qian)”為(wei)無量及圓滿(man)之義(yi)，以“千(qian)手(shou)”表示大(da)慈(ci)悲的無量廣大(da)，以“千(qian)眼”代(dai)表智慧的圓滿(man)無礙。根據《陀羅尼(ni)經》云(yun)：千(qian)手(shou)千(qian)眼觀(guan)世音能利益安樂一切(qie)(qie)眾生(sheng)，隨眾生(sheng)之機(ji)，相應五部五種法(fa)，而滿(man)足一切(qie)(qie)愿求

千手觀音”全稱“千手千眼觀世(shi)音(yin)(yin)菩(pu)薩(sa)”，又稱“千眼千臂觀世(shi)音(yin)(yin)菩(pu)薩(sa)”，是佛(fo)教六(liu)觀音(yin)(yin)之一。

原生地：邢臺南和(he)縣瓦礫崗和(he)白雀(que)庵(an),影響：由(you)此引發了(le)國人對中(zhong)國的女性觀音(yin)菩薩的崇拜, 據佛教典籍記載，千(qian)(qian)手(shou)(shou)(shou)觀音(yin)菩薩的千(qian)(qian)手(shou)(shou)(shou)表示遍(bian)護眾生(sheng)，千(qian)(qian)眼則表示遍(bian)觀世間。唐代以后，千(qian)(qian)手(shou)(shou)(shou)觀音(yin)像在中(zhong)國許(xu)多寺(si)院中(zhong)漸漸作為(wei)主像被供奉。

千手千眼觀音的造像有兩種，一種是(shi)真塑造1000只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)，每個手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)掌心中(zhong)一(yi)只(zhi)(zhi)眼(yan)，千手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)的(de)排(pai)列猶(you)如孔雀(que)開屏似的(de)排(pai)在觀音身后(hou)。另(ling)一(yi)種(zhong)是以42只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)代表(biao)千手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)，除中(zhong)央(yang)兩只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)合(he)掌外(wai)，左右各(ge)(ge)有(you) 20只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)，每只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)代表(biao)25只(zhi)(zhi)，象征1000只(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)，手(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)(shou)上各(ge)(ge)有(you)眼(yan)睛，分別執各(ge)(ge)種(zhong)法器。這張(zhang)澳門(men)印制的(de)郵(you)票就是后(hou)一(yi)種(zhong)造像的(de)演變