Manjushri
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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
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.
Kṣitigarbha
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Kṣitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth
Manjushri
…alms bowl, with each bowl containing a figure of Śākyamuni Buddha. He is one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism, the other three being Kṣitigarbha, Avalokiteśvara, and Samantabhadra. In China, he is often paired with Samantabhadra. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mañjuśrī is sometimes depicted in a trinity…
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Painting
Ceramic statue of Kṣitigarbha in the Nguyễn dynasty, 19th century.
Kṣitigarbha painting, Goryeo, late 14th century.
Painting of Kṣitigarbha as the Lord of the Six Ways from Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.