Bestower of Fearlessness ［施無畏者］ ( abhayam-dada;  semui-sha): A title of Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World’s Sounds. The “Perceiver of the World’s Sounds” (twenty-fifth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra reads: “This bodhisattva mahāsattva Perceiver of the World’s Sounds can bestow fearlessness on those who are in fearful, pressing, or difficult circumstances. That is why in this sahā world everyone calls him Bestower of Fearlessness.” The Sanskrit word abhayam-dada means one who gives fearlessness or safety.