#manjushri

[mahayanapilgrim]

One day, a young student approached the Buddha and asked him to teach him about the nature of reality.

The Buddha led the student to a nearby river and pointed to the water rushing by.

"Do you see that water?" he asked.

"It's constantly moving, always changing. It flows downstream, never staying in one place for long. This is the nature of reality - it's constantly changing, always in motion."

The student nodded, understanding what the Buddha was trying to teach him.

Buddha continued, "Just like the water flows downstream, so too do our thoughts and emotions. They come and go, never staying in one place for long. But if we learn to let them flow, if we learn to let go of our attachments and desires, we can find peace and freedom within."

The student took the Buddha's words to heart, and he made a commitment to practice mindfulness and non-attachment in his daily life. And as he practiced, he began to experience a sense of peace and freedom that he had never known before.

[arjuna-vallabha]

Mahamanjushree by Devendra Sinkhwal, Nepal

[the-monkey-ruler]

I am a little confused. Someone on twt says that the lion that takes the place of King Wuji and the Azure Lion that is with his sworn brothers are two different lions and are not the same, however, some articles say that they are the same.

I’ve seen that as well! I personally never heard of this take before but I asked a friend and they told me that this is a real theory. I'm not sure how popular the two-lion theory is since I've never seen anyone else ever talk about it but I'll explain it here.

Two Lions theory - Wukong didn’t mention anything to Azure Lion when they met in the Camel Ridge arc. He mentioned nothing of their first fight in the Wuji Kingdom and this makes it strange he wouldn’t at least reference this. The master also says nothing of his Lion running away in the few short years that he was the one to release him from the Wuji kingdom. Never referenced in the book and thus it didn't happen.

Same Lion theory - Bodhisattva are only known for having a single beast they ride or their Diting and it would be strange that Manjushri has two of the exact same Lion. While other Bodhisattvas like GuanYin are connected to multiple animals (she has a pet goldfish and her Diting is a wolf) but only Manjushri has the same animal. He is never mentioned on having different animals and thus it is the same animal but he ran away the second time and that is why it wasn't mentioned.

In the most likely case, you have to think of it as a more out-of-story reason as to why there were multiple stories of Manjushri's animal companion in the story and they are both meant to be based on the same animal. Wu Cheng'en didn't write Xiyouji himself, he took what existing stories that were already there and was the man to make it into a single-story compilation. The stories most likely used the same Lion since Manjushri is an old and well-known figure but Wu Cheng'en still added both since it could work. Wu Cheng’en most likely didn’t bother to add any acknowledgment that these were the same beast within the story because it wasn't contradicting anything in the story for having this animal commit two crimes there would be no reason to not add both stories.

That being said I personally believe they are the same Lion even if it was overlooked to acknowledge how the same beast commits two different crimes. I think that plot wise it doesn’t disqualify that this Lion could have done both as unlikely as it is. The first time being out of his master's wish and the second time being of his own volition. I never heard of the Two Lion Theory being a popular thing and not sure if other people even heard about it but maybe @journeytothewestresearch knows something.

[fugeoni666]

you guys are cutiepies

[buddhismnow]

Monju, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, and Lion

Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom known as Monju in Japan, sits on the back of his lion. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8AI

Monju on a LionShūsei Japanese, late 15th century Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom known as Monju in Japan, sits cross-legged on the back of his lion. Monju appears as a youth in flowing robes, his hair worn long and loose; one of his attributes, a scepter, is placed casually on the ground before him. Although it is a decidedly carefree interpretation, the iconography seen here is consistent…

[hinducosmos]

Manjuvara and Prajnaparamita A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Manjuvara and Prajnaparamita Nepal, Dated 1779 CE The bronze's inscription, translates to: "May it be good: The third of the bright half of Phalgun, in the year 899 (ca. February 1779 CE)

Identified by the sword and manuscript he brandishes in his primary hands, Manjuvara is a three-headed and six-armed tantric form of Manjushri. Seated in royal ease (lalitasana), he is joined in blissful union by his diminutive female consort, Prajnaparamita, who embodies the sutra of the same name. Here, she comfortably mirrors her consort's seated pose as she pinches the stem of a blue lily in the gesture of teaching (vitarka-mudra). (via Bonhams)

[arthistorydaily]

Amulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri, Nepal, 1800-1850

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: not mentioned on website

2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 2.54 cm)

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[Thangka art is not signed and the artists, sometimes working alone or sometimes in a small group or school, remain unknown. Some of their work takes years to complete. The staff atop an elephant, it is likely the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (on many Zen altars, Manjushri and Samantabhadra are to either side of the Buddha)]

[Red Pine (translator) :: Bill Porter (author)]

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“So what will happen to your consciousness? Your consciousness, yours, not anyone else's. Well, what are you? There's the point. Let's try to find out. What is it about you that you have always known as yourself? What are you conscious of in yourself? Your kidneys? Your liver? Your blood vessels? No. However far back you go in your memory, it is always in some external active manifestation of yourself that you come across your identity—in the work of your hands, in your family, in other people. And now listen carefully. You in others—this is your soul. This is what you are. This is what your consciousness has breathed and lived on and enjoyed throughout your life—your soul, your immortality, your life in others. And what now? You have always been in others and you will remain in others. And what does it mater to you if later on that is called your memory? This will be you—the you that enters the future and becomes a part of it.”

― Boris Pasternak, Dr Zhivago

[by13x]

西遊記-

55- Wénshū Púsà 文殊菩薩

[princess-busscatto]

[welsh-tibetan-buddhist]

In wake of approaching exams in Britain, let’s share in the blessed words of Jamyang Chökyi Lodrö!

[mahayanapilgrim]

Zambhala has a type of enlightened energy that purifies misery Karma. Zambhala helps one to collect the merit in order to achieve that and purify the demerit that stops you from achieving that.

If one practice Zambhala practice correctly one become less miserly, less greedy, less selfish.

[arjuna-vallabha]

Manjushri, Nepal

[ghostofatree]

Again, I can’t actually claim to have produced this in direct response to the prompt, but this is a recent piece of my work depicting, for the trigger “sword lore” the Bodhisattva Manjushri, the Soft Voiced Prince, who is the personification of enlightened wisdom and clarity. His blazing sword is not a weapon but the razor of sudden realisation of the nature of reality that slices through delusion and severs suffering at the root. He is also regarded in Mahayana countries as the protector of artists so I already love Him anyway. This is a linocut printed on raw paper or over gold snd orange spray paint #sintober2022 #sintober22 #sineateruk #drawingchallenge #bodhisattva #manjushri #manjugosha #arapachana #swordofwisdom #blindingclarity #enlightenment #endofsuffering https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQ3kWrs6jZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[theoracleempress]

Listen. the whispers in the trees through the rain. Inner calling. Ambience. Silence. Quiet. Meditation. Consultation with spirit. Going into nature, a good book, connecting through music, heritage and art. ✋🏼#listen #connect #ascendedmasters #Manjushri #truth #calling #ascend #spirit #light #divinity #healer ✋🏼 (at Syracuse, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CelxsonObgn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eiichiro-takita]

文殊の知恵を出すゾ〜 Bring out the wisdom of Manjushri

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