千手觀音(yin)為觀音(yin)部果德之尊(zun)。“千(qian)”為無(wu)量(liang)及圓滿之義，以(yi)(yi)“千(qian)手”表示大(da)慈(ci)悲的(de)無(wu)量(liang)廣大(da)，以(yi)(yi)“千(qian)眼”代(dai)表智慧的(de)圓滿無(wu)礙。根據《陀羅尼經》云：千(qian)手千(qian)眼觀世音能利益安樂一切(qie)眾(zhong)生(sheng)，隨眾(zhong)生(sheng)之機，相應五部五種法，而滿足一切(qie)愿求

千(qian)手觀音”全稱“千手千眼(yan)觀(guan)世音菩薩”，又稱“千眼(yan)千臂觀(guan)世音菩薩”，是佛教(jiao)六觀(guan)音之一。

原(yuan)生(sheng)地：邢臺南和縣瓦礫崗和白雀庵,影響：由(you)此引發了國(guo)人對中(zhong)國(guo)的女性觀(guan)音菩薩(sa)的崇拜(bai), 據佛教典(dian)籍記(ji)載，千(qian)手觀(guan)音菩薩(sa)的千(qian)手表示遍(bian)護眾生，千(qian)眼則表示遍(bian)觀(guan)世(shi)間。唐代(dai)以后，千(qian)手觀(guan)音像(xiang)(xiang)在(zai)中(zhong)國(guo)許多寺院(yuan)中(zhong)漸(jian)(jian)漸(jian)(jian)作為主像(xiang)(xiang)被(bei)供奉。

千(qian)手(shou)千(qian)眼觀音的(de)造像有兩種，一種是(shi)真塑(su)造1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每個(ge)手(shou)(shou)(shou)掌(zhang)(zhang)心中一只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)眼，千手(shou)(shou)(shou)的排列猶(you)如孔雀開屏似的排在觀音身后。另(ling)一種(zhong)是(shi)以(yi)42只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代(dai)表(biao)千手(shou)(shou)(shou)，除中央兩(liang)只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)合掌(zhang)(zhang)外，左右各有 20只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，每只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)代(dai)表(biao)25只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，象征(zheng)1000只(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)手(shou)(shou)(shou)，手(shou)(shou)(shou)上各有眼睛，分別執(zhi)各種(zhong)法器。這張澳門印(yin)制(zhi)的郵票就(jiu)是(shi)后一種(zhong)造像的演(yan)變