Manjusri
Americannoun
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Manjusri is the mythical author of this influential work,23 the twenty-fourth chapter being devoted to a glorification of the character, the power, and the advantages to be derived from the worship of Avalokitesvara.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
It is perhaps with reference to the famous Bodhisattva that the Brahman here is said to be "also" named Manjusri.
From A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline by Faxian, ca. 337-422
Possibly the name of Manjusri may be derived from that of the Indian mendicant, the traditional introducer of Buddhism and its accompanying civilization into Nepal.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
In this triad, the thunder-bolt holder was Vagrapani; Manjusri was the deified teacher; and Avalokitesvara was the Spirit of the Buddhas present in the church.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
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