The Fayuan Temple, situated in the southwest quarter of central Beijing, is one of the city's oldest and most renowned Buddhist temples.
The Fayuan Temple
Bronze sculptures at one of its entrances
Manjushri is a bodhisattva who represents prajñā of the Buddhas in Mahāyāna Buddhism. The name "Mañjuśrī" is a combination of Sanskrit word "mañju" and an honorific "śrī"; it can be literally translat
Fayuan Temple
…and the Drum Tower respectively. The Main Hall, which is magnificent and sacred, houses Statues of Flower Adornment School's three saints: Vairocana, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra. The Hall of Great Compassion houses statues, carved stones, and artistic masterpieces. Among these statues there stand some of the…
Mañjuśrī, Pala Dynasty, Eastern India, 9th century CE
Tibetan Painting of Mañjuśrī with the sword of wisdom and a Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, which are common symbols of Prajñāpāramitā in Buddhist art.
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
Manjushri statue, Lhalung Gompa, Spiti Valley, India.