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In Buddhist thought, a bodhisattva (Chinese: 菩薩 púsà; Japanese: bosatsu) is a being who has not attained enlightenment, and may refrain from nirvana in the hopes of aiding others to reach it. Conventionally, the term is applied to hypothetical beings with a high degree of enlightenment and power.

Avalokiteśvara

also: Chinese: Guanyin, Japanese: Kannon, Tibetan: Spyan ras gzigs (Chenrezi, Chen rezig)

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  Lokeshvara, Angkor, Cambodia
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  Lokeshvara, Angkor, Cambodia
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  Padmapani, Nepal, ca 1950
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  Guanyin (Pingyao)
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  An image of Avalokiteshvara, taken at China's Mt. Jiuhua
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  Kuan Yin as sea goddess (Chinese style)
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  Guanyin (Putuoshan)
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  Lokeshvara, Cambodge
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  Lokeshvara, Cambodge

Maitreya

also: Pali: Metteyya, Chinese: 弥勒 (Mi Le), Japanese: (Miroku)

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  Buddha Maitreya, Leshan
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  Maitreya, art of Mathura, 2nd century CE.
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  Maitreya at Kōryū-ji, Japan.
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  Maitreya and disciples carving in Feilai Feng Caves (Hangzhou, China)

Samantabhadra

also: Chinese: 普賢菩薩 (Pǔxián), Japanese: (Fugen)

Other bodhisattvas

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  A limestone carving of a bodhisattva, dating from the Northern Qi Dynasty of China (6th century CE)
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  Prajnaparamita, Java, Indonesia
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  Prajnaparamita, India (ca. 1080)
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  Vajrapani
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  Statues of Jizo, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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  Manjushri at Senkoji in Onomichi, Japan