There are, for example, the "six transformations," the "seven transformations," and the "33 corresponding bodies," whereby the body of the bodhisattva is manifested in such a way as to correspond to the different needs and capacities of human beings.
像是六觀音、七觀音、卅二應身…… 等等，無非是表示觀音菩薩變化多端，能隨六道眾生不同的根業而以不同的方式去救度。