As per his usual iconography, the heads are arranged in a pyramid with three rows, ten of the heads are benign and one is ferocious, representing Avalokiteshvara's wrathful form, which is capped by the serene head of Amitabha.
The first two arms of Avalokiteshvara hold a wish-fulfilling gem, a symbol of the deepest powers of the human psyche. The next five hold a lotus, a vase, a rosary, a wheel. and a bow and arrow. The eighth holds the palm open in a gesture of generosity. The remaining 992 arms are placed like an aureole around the bodhisattva. Each of the hands has an eye in its palm, symbolic of his all encompassing compassion.
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