Indonesia: A seated image of Manjusri from Goa Raja cave, Bali, 10th century. Photo by PHGCOM (CC BY-SA License). Mañjuśrī (Skt: मञ्जुश्री) is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom (Skt. prajñā) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Esoteric Buddhism he is also taken as a meditation deity. The Sanskrit name Mañjuśrī can be translated as 'Gentle Glory'. Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller Sanskrit name of Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta.

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