The second form of Avalokiteshvara has 1000 arms and 11 faces. In front of Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara vowed to work unceasingly to end the suffering of all sentient beings, vowing that if he should ever give up, “May my head be cracked into 10 pieces and my body split into 1000 pieces.” Avalokiteshvara then entered into a state of prolonged intense and uninterrupted meditation, but when he finally arose he realized he had succeeded in liberating only a small number of beings from suffering. His heart filled with sorrow, and in frustration, he cried out that he was ready to give up. In that instant of despair, his head cracked into 10 pieces and his body shattered into 1000 pieces. In agony Avalokiteshvara called out to Amitabha, who restored Avalokiteshvara’s broken body, transforming it into 1000 arms, each palm with an all-seeing eye. This increased by 1000 times the mighty Bodhisattva’s capacity to help all sentient beings. In the same way, Amitabha changed the broken head into 10 faces, nine of which were fashioned in a compassionate aspect and one in a wrathful aspect. At the top Amitabha placed his own face, indicating how happy he was with Avalokiteshvara’s bodhichitta motivation.