Manjushri (Manjughosha) Bodhisattva
Manjushri (Wen-shu Pu-sa), the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, manifests from time to time to teach living beings. He is actually an ancient Buddha who is also known as the guru or teacher of seven Buddhas and is sometimes depicted as wielding a sword of wisdom that cuts through illusion. His bodhimanda is Wu Tai Mountain, one of the four sacred mountains in China. His name means "Wonderful Virtue" or "Wonderful Auspiciousness." He is the foremost in the universe when it comes to wisdom. He was the only disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha that the Buddha could get to visit Venerable Vimalakirti when the great Venerable one was ill.
H. H. Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya Sect is a current nirmanakaya incarnation of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Je Tsongkhapa, Sakya Pandita, and Longchenpa were all also considered Tibetan manifestations of Manjushri.
See DISCOURSES for teaching given by Manjushri to Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, the first of the five patriarchs of the Sakya Order on "Parting from the Four Attachments."
Manjushri (Wen-shu Pu-sa) Bodhisattva's birthday is celebrated on or near the fourth day of the fourth lunar month each year
Wu-tai Temple, Shanxi, China
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