Chapter 25, “The Universal Gateway of the Bodhisattva Regarder of the Cries of the World,” attracted so much respect among people that it became an independent sutra. Here Avalokiteshvara personifies the illumination of the entire world, perceiving it and responding with saving help. According to this chapter, it is possible to be rescued from the seven dangers—fire, water, people-eating demons, swords, demons, torture, and robbery— by chanting the name of the bodhisattva. One can also remove the three poisons—greed, anger, and stupidity. And those wanting to have a baby boy or a baby girl will be able to by doing the same.

In order to save people, Avalokiteshvara transforms himself into thirty-three different bodies according to people’s desires and capacity to understand—an act that symbolizes the bodhisattva’s infinite compassion. In brief, “this bodhisattva can confer fearlessness on living beings.” As one who confers fearlessness, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva removes peoples’ fears. That is, the purpose of this chapter is to encourage people to try to live their lives in faith without fear.