Manjushri

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Buddhist deity Mahayana Buddhist figure bodhisattva

Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mañjuśrī	5
Manjusri Bodhisattva	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deity ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist figure ⓘ bodhisattva ⓘ
appearsAs	youthful prince ⓘ
associatedPlace	China’s Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Wutai NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	emptiness (shunyata) ⓘ insight ⓘ prajna ⓘ transcendent wisdom ⓘ
category	Bodhisattvas of wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
ChineseName	Wenshu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenshu Pusa NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorInIconography	golden ⓘ orange ⓘ yellow ⓘ
companionOf	Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultCenter	Mount Wutai monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	cuts through ignorance ⓘ dispels delusion ⓘ grants wisdom ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	left hand holding a scripture ⓘ right hand holding a flaming sword ⓘ seated on a lion ⓘ seated on a lotus ⓘ
JapaneseName	Monju NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName	Gentle Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Splendor ⓘ
opposedTo	delusion ⓘ ignorance ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
role	embodiment of wisdom ⓘ protector of the Dharma ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ
SanskritName	Mañjuśrī NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalSource	Avatamsaka Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Manjushri-nama-samgiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajnaparamita sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	book of wisdom ⓘ flaming sword ⓘ lion ⓘ lotus ⓘ
TibetanName	Jampal NERFINISHED ⓘ Jampelyang NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
weapon	flaming sword of wisdom ⓘ