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Manjushri (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री, romanized: Mañjuśrī) 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 ...
'Temple of Manjushri'), is a Buddhist temple located in Qingyang, Chengdu ... only ten iron statues of Buddhist deities and two thousand-year-old China firs ...
Dailuoding (simplified Chinese: 黛螺顶; traditional Chinese: 黛螺頂; pinyin: Daìluódǐng) is a Buddhist temple located in on Mount Wutai of Taihuai Town, in Wutai County, Shanxi, China. [1] The temple has been listed among the first group of National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area in 1983.
In the period of Hongwu (1368–1398) in the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the temple was renovated and renamed "Great Xiantong Temple" (大显通寺).The name was changed to "Great Jixiang Xiantong Temple" (大吉祥显通寺) in the period of Yongle Emperor (1402–1424) and "Great Huguo Shengguang Yongming Temple" (大护国圣光永明寺) in the period of Wanli Emperor (1572–1620).
The legend says that Manjushri revealed himself and preached at the summit of Mount Wutai, hence the name "Bodhisattva Summit Temple" (菩萨顶).It is also known as "Spiritual Black Eagle Peak" (灵鹫峰) due to its geographical position similar to the Lingjiu Peak described by Sakyamuni in the city of Rajgir northeast of the Kingdom of Magadha.
There is a color statue of Manjushri riding suan ni (a son of a dragon, with a lion's appearance) within the Manjushri Hall in Shuxiang Temple. With a height of 9.87 metres, it is the highest Manjusri Statue in all the Mount Wutai temples.
Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as Mount Qingliang, is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China.Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks or mesas roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions.
In China, two important Bodhisattvas were Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Manjushri (Wenshu) who embodied wisdom and compassion, virtues important for achieving a state of enlightenment and application of "Pure Land" or "Zen" Buddhism. During the 4th and 6th century, China was experiencing a time of war in which followers believed their ...