Mañjuśrī
Sign in to saveManjushri () 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.
Key facts
- Buddha.chinese_name
- 文殊菩薩Jyutping: Man4 syu4 pou4 saat3Pinyin: Wénshū Púsà文殊師利菩薩Jyutping: Man4 syu4 si1 lei6 pou4 saat3Pinyin: Wénshūshīlì Púsà曼殊室利菩薩Jyutping: Maan6 syu4 sat1 lei6 pou4 saat3Pinyin: Mànshūshìlì Púsà妙吉祥菩薩Jyutping: Miu6 gat1 coeng4 pou4 saat3Pinyin: Miàojíxiáng Púsà妙德菩薩Jyutping: Miu6 dak1 pou4 saat3Pinyin Miàodé Púsà妙音菩薩Pinyin: Miu6 jam1 pou4 saat3Pinyin: Miàoyīn Púsà
- Buddha.japanese_name
- (romaji: Monju Bosatsu)(romaji: Monjushiri Bosatsu)(romaji: Myōkisshō Bosatsu)
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས་Wylie: 'jam dpel dbyangTHL: Jampelyangའཇམ་དཔལ་Wylie: 'jam dpelTHL: jampel
- Buddha.mongolian_name
- ᠵᠦᠭᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠡᠭᠰᠢᠭᠲᠦЗөөлөн эгшигтМанзушир
- Buddha.korean_name
- 문수보살(RR: Munsu Bosal)만수보살(RR: Mansu Bosal)묘길상보살(RR: Myokilsang Bosal)
- Buddha.khmer_name
- មញ្ចុស្រី(manh-cho-srei)
- Buddha.thai_name
- พระมัญชุศรีโพธิสัตว์ ()พระมัญชุศรี ()
- Buddha.burmese_name
- မဥ္ဇူသီရိ
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Văn Thù Sư Lợi Bồ TátVăn-thùDiệu ĐứcDiệu Cát TườngDiệu Âm
- Buddha.tagalog_name
- Mangushli
- Buddha.cebuano_name
- Mangushli
- Buddha.veneration
- Mahayana, Vajrayana
- Buddha.attributes
- Great Wisdom
- Buddha.name
- Manjushri
- Buddha.image
- Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- Mañjuśrī, Pala Dynasty, Eastern India, 9th century CE
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- मञ्जुश्री / 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻 Mañjuśrī
- Buddha.bengali_name
- মঞ্জুশ্রী
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- In Mahāyāna Buddhism
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- Mother of all Buddhas
- Eternal Youth
- Symbolizing Prajñā the Transcendental Wisdom
- Vajrayāna Buddhism
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- Iconography
- Mantras
- Arapacana mantra
- Transliterations
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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: