Manjushri, Manju-shri, Manjusri, 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨: 16 definitions
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) is one of the pravrajita (monastic) Bodhisattvas accompanying the Buddha at 搁腻箩补驳峁沨补 on the 骋峁沝丑谤补办奴峁璦辫补谤惫补迟补, mentioned in a list of twenty-two in to Mah膩辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻艣膩stra chapter 13.鈥擳hey were at the head of countless thousands of 办辞峁璱苍补测耻迟补 of Bodhisattva-mah膩sattvas who were all still awaiting succession and will still accede to Buddhahood. He is also known as Wen chou che li or Miao t枚 .
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is mentioned as a Bodhisattva of the Padm膩vat墨 universe in chapter XV.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢he universe Houa tsi (Padm膩vati) has been mentioned which belongs to the Buddha P鈥檕u houa (Samantakusuma), where the Bodhisattva Miao t枚 (惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨), the Bodhisattva Chan tchou yi (Susthitamati) and other very powerful Bodhisattvas dwell鈥�.
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is mentioned as a Bodhisattva who is praised by the Buddhas, according to chapter XLVII.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢he Buddhas praise these Bodhisattvas. Who are they? They are, for example, Wen-chou-che-li (惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨), 笔鈥檌-尘辞-濒辞-办颈别 (痴颈尘补濒补办墨谤迟颈), Kouan-che-yin (础惫补濒辞办颈迟别艣惫补谤补), Ta-che-tche (惭补丑腻蝉迟丑腻尘补辫谤腻辫迟补), Pien-ki (Samantabhadra). These leaders among the Bodhisattvas appear in the threefold world (迟谤补颈诲丑腻迟耻办补), create for themselves innumerable bodies by transformation, enter into 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 and convert beings. From such exploits (adbhuta) comes the entire very profound 辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻鈥�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) is the name of a Bodhisattva, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: 鈥楽ons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of M膩ra鈥� [...] The Bodhisattva 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 said: 鈥極 good man, all you have said is the works of the M膩ra and the sphere of the m膩ra. Why is that? Things expressed by words are a mere information; but the voice of the Buddha is beyond verbal expressions. Since, as many as are words, so many are the works of the M膩ra, when there is not any word, nothing would be done by the M膩ra. Since that which is without word is without information, one never perceives the self or other. Since there is no self or others, the dharma which causes benefit or harm does not exist. Understanding like this is transcending the sphere of the M膩ra, and, son of good family, this is the gate into the dharma called 鈥淭ranscending the sphere of the M膩ra of the Bodhisattva鈥濃�欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to one of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (also Ma帽jugho峁) is known in Tibetan as: Jampalyang ['jam dpal dbyang]. He is part of the 鈥淓ight Great Bodhisattvas鈥�.
2) 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) is one of the sixteen bodhisattvas appearing in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 v5.38-41. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 (literally, 鈥榓n explanation of the 苍腻尘补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉鈥�) is a commentary (峁玨腻) on the 8th century 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti.鈥敳巡姑甭岢芘洶� is a name of 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 provides the practitioner a 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (鈥榤editative practice鈥�) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, which is an extended version of the Vajradh膩tu-ma峁囜笉ala.
: Google Books: Mah膩mudr膩 and Related Instructions惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) is the name of an ancient teacher belonging to the 鈥渓ineage of the profound view鈥�, according to 鈥�the succession of Gurus in the Mah膩mudr膩 lineages鈥� in the Kagy眉 School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mah膩mudr膩 deals with the nature of the mind).鈥擳he graduated path of the three levels of beings, which is an adornment [for the Mah膩mudr膩], is of three lineages: 1. The lineage of vast conduct; 2. The lineage of the profound view; 3. The lineage of the blessing of practice.鈥擺The lineage of vast conduct]鈥�(1) The perfect Buddha, (2) 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨,... and (8) Ati艣a.
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) is the name of a Bodhisattva commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁annayog膩val墨 of Mah膩pa峁囜笉ita Abhay膩kara.鈥攈is color is golden; his symbol is the sword and book.鈥擫ike Avalokite艣vara 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is worshipped in all Buddhist countries and has a variety of forms. 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 has several names such as Ma帽juvajra, Ma帽jugho峁, Dharmadh膩tuv膩g墨艣vara and so forth. Next to Avalokite艣vara, 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is important in the Buddhist pantheon as the God of Learning with the sword for destroying ignorance and the book of transcendental wisdom, His images are numerous, and the Chinese collection presents no less than five different statuettes showing his great popularity in China.
In the Ma帽juvajra-ma峁囜笉ala 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 comes as a Bodhisattva in the third circle of deities surrounding the principal god Ma帽juvajra who is represented along with his Praj帽膩 or female counterpart. According to Ni峁annayog膩val墨, 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 should have the same form as the principal deity but he should have no Praj帽膩.
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is described in the Ni峁annayog膩val墨 as follows:鈥�
鈥淢anjusri is three-faced, with the three faces of yellow, blue and white colour. He is endowed with six arms; in his three right hands he holds the sword, Varada-mudr膩 and the arrow, and in the three left shows the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 book, the blue lotus and the bow鈥�.
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is sometimes accompanied only by Yam膩ri, sometimes only by his 艢akti or female counterpart, sometimes by Sudhanakum膩ra and Yam膩ri and sometimes again by the four divinities, J膩lin墨prabha (also called S奴ryaprabha), Candraprabha, Ke艣in墨 and Upake艣in墨. Though the last four are required to be present with Arapacana, they are nevertheless found in others also.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to the fifth of the 鈥渆ight Bodhisattvas鈥� (补峁ａ弓补产辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 12). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 补峁ａ弓补-产辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补 and 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
: The Art of Asia: Who is Who in HeavenManjusri (Chinese: Wen shu; Japanese: Monju), Bodhisattva of Wisdom, believed to have been a disciple of Shakyamuni. With Samantabhadra, he represents the two elemental aspects of Buddhism: Wisdom and Compassio n. He is often depicted holding a sword and/or a lotus, and seated on a lion.: Shambala Publications: GeneralMa帽jushr墨 Skt. (Jap., Monju), lit., 鈥淗e Who Is Noble and Gentle鈥�; the bodhisattva of wisdom, one of the most important figures of the Buddhist pantheon. He first appears in the 膧rya-尘补帽箩耻shr墨-m奴lakalpa, a work dating from before the 4th century. Usually Ma帽jushr墨 is iconographically depicted with two lotus blossoms at the level of his head, on which his attributes鈥攁 sword and a book of the 辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻 literature鈥攁re placed. These attributes stand for the wisdom embodied by Ma帽jushr墨, which dispels the darkness of ignorance.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�).鈥擭ame of a 啶啶оた啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ (bodhisattva).
Derivable forms: 尘补帽箩耻艣谤墨岣� (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷赌啶�).
惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补帽箩耻 and 艣谤墨 (啶多啶班).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽jugho峁.鈥攓.v.; usually in verses: 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 10.7; 14.7; 296.1; 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 49.15 etc.; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 489.10; (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa 32.18; 65.22; 69.27 etc. (all these verses).
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽jun膩tha.鈥�: 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 108.2 (verse) etc.
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽jurava.鈥�: (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa 441.10; 442.10; 448.3; 470.13 (all verses), etc.
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽juvajra.鈥�: 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 93.10 (verse) etc.
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽juvara.鈥�: 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 108.17 (verse) etc.; (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa 436.2 (verse). Error for Ma帽jurava?
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�).鈥攐r 掳艣iri, 掳艣ir墨, in verses (for alternative forms see prec. items, and Ma帽jusvara), name of a celebrated Bodhisattva, with the stock epithet kum膩rabh奴ta: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 650; 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 12; 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 3.3; 7.8 ff.; 260.16 ff.; 275.1 ff.; 386.8; 425.3; 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补 157.18; 239.8; 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 6.12; 7.7, etc.; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 1.11; 46.26; 260.20; 527.22 ff., etc.; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 92.10; 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 92.12 etc.; in verses often in semi-MIndic forms, as Ma帽ju艣ir墨 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 8.10; 11.9; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 235.24; 叠丑补诲谤补肠补谤墨 44; 55; in 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 2.2 listed not among Bodhisattvas but as the first among 60 anu- pamacitta, q.v.; in (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa often in stem-form Ma帽ju艣riya, see 搂 10.4; his regular title kum膩ra-bh奴ta has led to curious blend with (Kum膩ra =) K膩rttikeya (= Skanda) in (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa, K膩rttikeya-惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa 33.2, 15 (in the latter, Ma帽ju- 艣riyasya kum膩rabh奴tasya K膩rt掳-掳艣谤墨r n膩ma Kum膩ra岣� anucara岣�, as attending 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨!); 45.12 (to be depicted sitting on a peacock, like Skanda K膩rttikeya); this blend [Page415-a+ 71] seems to me secondary; a rather different theory in Lalou, Iconographie, 66 ff., especially 69.
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惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�) or Ma帽jusvara.鈥�(1) : (in verses) 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 15.10; 16.8; (膧rya-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨m奴lakalpa 35.10; (2) pl., name of a group or class of future Buddhas: 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 76.8 (prose).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�).鈥攎.
(-艣谤墨岣�) A Baudd'ha saint: see 尘补帽箩耻gho峁 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�):鈥擺=尘补帽箩耻-艣谤墨] [from 尘补帽箩耻 > ma帽j] m. Name of one of the most celebrated Bodhisattvas among the northern Buddhists, [Monier-Williams鈥� Buddhism 195 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�):鈥�(艣谤墨岣�) 3. m. A Jaina.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 (啶啷嵿啷佮ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�):鈥攏. Mythol. a Buddhist monk who is supposed to drain away the water from Kathmandu valley and being the settlement for the first time;
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Scultures of Bodhisattvas < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
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Scultures of Manjusri < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Act 10.9: The transformed Sah膩 universe compared with the Padm膩vat墨 universe < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
The story of the gift of 惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨 < [Part 14 - Generosity and the other virtues]
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Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
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