Mañjuśrī

Manjushri () is a bodhisattva who represents prajñā (transcendent wisdom) of the Buddhas in Mahāyāna Buddhism. The name "Mañjuśrī" is a combination of Sanskrit word "mañju" and an honorific "śrī"; it can be literally translated as "Beautiful One with Glory" or "Beautiful One with Auspiciousness". Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller name of Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta (), literally "Mañjuśrī, Still a Youth" or, less literally, "Prince Mañjuśrī". Another name of Mañjuśrī is Mañjughoṣa.

==In Mahāyāna Buddhism== thumb|Tibetan Painting of Mañjuśrī with the sword of wisdom and a [[Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, which are common symbols of Prajñāpāramitā in Buddhist art.]] thumb|Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) statue of Thousand Arms Thousand Bowls and Thousand Sakyamunis Mañjuśrī in Chongshan Temple, [[Shanxi, China. According to Vajrayana Sutras, this manifestation of Mañjuśrī has thousands of hands, each holding a bowl, from which a Sakyamuni Buddha manifests and then multiplies, becoming trillions of Sakyamuni Buddhas.This manifestation symbolizes that the countless Sakyamuni Buddhas, who teach Dharma in countless worlds, give their teachings based on Mañjuśrī the Great Wisdom, namely Prajñāpāramitā.]] thumb|Manjushri statue, Lhalung Gompa, Spiti Valley, India. thumb|The five forms of Manjusri. thumb|Tang dynasty (618-907) colossal statue of Mañjuśrī (Wenshu) at the [[Longmen Grottoes in Henan, China.]] thumb|Kamakura period (1185–1333) painting of Lion-riding Mañjuśrī (Monju) crossing the sea. 13th century, Japan. thumb|Statue of the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Bowl Mañjuśrī (Wenshu) in Xiantong Temple at [[Mount Wutai, China.]] thumb|Youth Mañjuśrī (Monju), Kamakura period, [[Tokyo National Museum, Japan.]] thumb|Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty (1115-1234) statue of Mañjuśrī (Wenshu) with an attendant as part of a set depicting the Three Noble Ones of [[Huayan: Vairocana, Samantabhadra and Mañjuśrī, at Shanhua Temple in Shanxi, China.]] thumb|Qing dynasty (1644-1912) painting of Mañjuśrī (Wenshu) by [[Ding Guanpeng. 18th century, China.]] Scholars have identified Mañjuśrī as the oldest and most significant bodhisattva in Mahāyāna literature. Notable traits of Mañjuśrī include: